Unravelling the algae (eBook, PDF)

the past, present, and future of algal systematics
Redaktion: Brodie, Juliet; Lewis, Jane

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

With six pages of full color plates, this volume assesses the impact of molecular tools on the taxonomy of algal groups. It discusses the extent to which these tools extend understanding of the immense algal diversity and revolutionize ideas of taxonomy and classification. Illustrating contrasting viewpoints, it highlights contemporary perspectives on algal evolution and the concept of classification, addresses systematics and taxonomy for virtually all algal groups ranging from microalgae to ultraplankton, explores the impact of genomics on algal systematics, and concludes with future directions for research.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 402
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. November 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780849379901
• Artikelnr.: 42565905

Autorenporträt

Juliet Brodie, Jane Lewis

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION AND OPINIONS
Introduction
Algae in the warp and weave of life: bound by plastids
Evolution and relationships of algae: major branches of the tree of life
Classification and diatom systematics: the past
the present and the future
SYSTEMATICS OF THE ALGAE
The taxonomy of cyanobacteria: molecular insights into a difficult problem
Molecular systematics of red algae: building future structures on firm foundations
Systematics of the green algae: conflict of classic and modern approaches
In the shadow of giants: systematics of the charophyte green algae
The chlorarachniophytes: evolution and classification
Molecular systematics of Haptophyta
Decrypting cryptomonads: a challenge for molecular taxonomy
On dinoflagellate phylogeny and classification
Molecular genetics and the neglected art of diatomics
Classification of the Phaeophyceae from past to present and current challenges
Molecular systematics of the Chrysophyceae and Synurophyceae
A decade of euglenoid molecular phylogenetics
THE FUTURE
The contribution of genomics to the understanding of algal evolution
Algal molecular systematics: A review of the past and prospects for the future
Glossary