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Comparative cytology, evolution and classification of the green algae with some consideration of the origin of other organisms with chlorophylls A and B

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Stewart, K.D., Mattox, K.R. Comparative cytology, evolution and classification of the green algae with some consideration of the origin of other organisms with chlorophylls A and B. Bot. Rev 41, 104–135 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02860837

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