The taxonomic position of Cyanidium, Cyanidioschyzon and Galdieria: an update

Authors :: Albertano P
Ciniglia C
Pinto G
Pollio A
Albertano, P.
Ciniglia, C.
Pinto, Gabriele
Pollio, A.
Albertano, P
Ciniglia, C
Pinto, G
Pollio, A
Publication Year :: 2000
Publisher :: Kluwer Academic Publishers:Journals Department, PO Box 322, 3300 AH Dordrecht Netherlands:011 31 78 6576050, EMAIL: frontoffice@wkap.nl, kluweronline@wkap.nl, INTERNET: http://www.kluwerlaw.com, Fax: 011 31 78 6576254, 2000.
Abstract: The ecophysiological, cytomorphological, biochemical and molecular data presently available for the acidophilic red algal species Cyanidium caldarium, Cyanidioschyzon merolae and Galdieria sulphuraria are summarised. The taxonomic position of the three genera is discussed and emendements to the generic diagnosis are presented.