Chloroplast phylogenomic data from the green algal order Sphaeropleales (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta) reveal complex patterns of sequence evolution

K Fučíková, PO Lewis, LA Lewis - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2016 - Elsevier
Chloroplast sequence data are widely used to infer phylogenies of plants and algae. With
the increasing availability of complete chloroplast genome sequences, the opportunity …

Comparative analyses of chloroplast genome data representing nine green algae in Sphaeropleales (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta)

K Fučíková, LA Lewis, PO Lewis - Data in brief, 2016 - data-in-brief.com
The chloroplast genomes of green algae are highly variable in their architecture. In this
article we summarize gene content across newly obtained and published chloroplast …

Distinctive Architecture of the Chloroplast Genome in the Chlorodendrophycean Green Algae Scherffelia dubia and Tetraselmis sp. CCMP 881

M Turmel, JC de Cambiaire, C Otis, C Lemieux - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The Chlorodendrophyceae is a small class of green algae belonging to the core
Chlorophyta, an assemblage that also comprises the Pedinophyceae, Trebouxiophyceae …

Evolution of the Chlorophyta: Insights from chloroplast phylogenomic analyses

L Fang, F Leliaert, ZH Zhang, D Penny… - … of Systematics and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Green plants comprise two main clades: the Streptophyta, which include charophyte green
algae and the embryophytic land plants, and the Chlorophyta including a wide diversity of …

The Exceptionally Large Chloroplast Genome of the Green Alga Floydiella terrestris Illuminates the Evolutionary History of the Chlorophyceae

JS Brouard, C Otis, C Lemieux… - Genome Biology and …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The Chlorophyceae, an advanced class of chlorophyte green algae, comprises five lineages
that form two major clades (Chlamydomonadales+ Sphaeropleales and Oedogoniales+ …

Analysis of a Plastid Multigene Data Set and the Phylogenetic Position of the Marine Macroalga Caulerpa Filiformis (chlorophyta) 1

GC Zuccarello, N Price, H Verbruggen… - Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular phylogenetic relationships within the Chlorophyta have relied heavily on rRNA
data. These data have revolutionized our insight in green algal evolution, yet some class …

Chloroplast phylogenomic analysis of chlorophyte green algae identifies a novel lineage sister to the Sphaeropleales (Chlorophyceae)

C Lemieux, AT Vincent, A Labarre, C Otis… - BMC Evolutionary …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background The class Chlorophyceae (Chlorophyta) includes morphologically and
ecologically diverse green algae. Most of the documented species belong to the clade …

The complete chloroplast genome sequence of the chlorophycean green alga Scenedesmus obliquus reveals a compact gene organization and a biased distribution …

JC de Cambiaire, C Otis, C Lemieux… - BMC evolutionary biology, 2006 - Springer
Abstract Background The phylum Chlorophyta contains the majority of the green algae and
is divided into four classes. While the basal position of the Prasinophyceae is well …

The chloroplast genome sequence of the green alga Leptosira terrestris: multiple losses of the inverted repeat and extensive genome rearrangements within the …

JC de Cambiaire, C Otis, M Turmel, C Lemieux - BMC genomics, 2007 - Springer
Abstract Background In the Chlorophyta–the green algal phylum comprising the classes
Prasinophyceae, Ulvophyceae, Trebouxiophyceae and Chlorophyceae–the chloroplast …

Large diversity of nonstandard genes and dynamic evolution of chloroplast genomes in siphonous green algae (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta)

MCM Cremen, F Leliaert, VR Marcelino… - Genome Biology and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Chloroplast genomes have undergone tremendous alterations through the evolutionary
history of the green algae (Chloroplastida). This study focuses on the evolution of …