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Ulva L. biodiversity in the central Mediterranean Sea: cryptic species and new records
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- 1. School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St. Machar Drive, Aberdeen AB24 3UU, Scotland (United Kingdom) and Laboratory of Applied Phycology, Centre for Molecular Medicine & Biobanking, Fourth floor, Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Malta, Msida, MSD2080 (Malta) angiebartolo@gmail.com (corresponding author)
- 2. Laboratory of Applied Phycology, Centre for Molecular Medicine & Biobanking, Fourth floor, Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Malta, Msida, MSD2080 (Malta) and Microbiology Lab, Department of Biology, Second floor, Biomedical Sciences Building, Faculty of Science, University of Malta, Msida, MSD2080 (Malta)
- 3. School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St. Machar Drive, Aberdeen AB24 3UU, Scotland (United Kingdom) and Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, Scotland (United Kingdom) *Both these authors have contributed equally to this study.
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Bartolo, Angela G., Zammit, Gabrielle, Küpper, Frithjof C. (2022): Ulva L. biodiversity in the central Mediterranean Sea: cryptic species and new records. Cryptogamie, Algologie 20 (14): 215-225, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-algologie2022v43a14, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-algologie2022v43a14
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