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Actinodontum, a new genus of Desmidiaceae (Streptophyta, Viridiplantae) from tropical Africa

S. AlfinitoDepartment of Environmental Biology, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, 00185, Rome, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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P. F. M. CoeselInstitute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 94248, NL-1090, GEAmsterdam, The Netherlands
Pages 672-677 | Published online: 27 Sep 2012

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