The multispecies coalescent model underlies many approaches used for species
delimitation. In previous work assessing the performance of species delimitation under this …

Methodological and biological considerations are intertwined when studying cryptic species.
A potentially large component of modern biodiversity, the frequency of cryptic species …

Given the problems of species delimitation in algae using morphology or sexual
compatibility, molecular data are becoming the standard for delimiting species and testing …

The cultivation of red seaweeds for food (nori), agar and carrageenans is the basis of a
valuable industry. However, taxonomic knowledge of these cultivated seaweeds and their …

The Gracilariales is a red macroalgal order and the main global source of the economically
important agar, a marine phycocolloid. Independent comparative morphological and …

Invasive species have been a focus of concern in recent decades, becoming more
problematic due to the cumulative impacts of climate change. Understanding the interactions …

Although recent molecular studies have indicated the presence of a number of distinct
species within the C aulerpa racemosa–peltata complex, due to the difficulties presented by …

Over the last decade, molecular studies carried out on the Australasian biota have revealed
a new world of organic structure that exists from submicroscopic to continental scale …

A molecular taxonomic study of the bladed Bangiales of the South Eastern Pacific (coast of
Chile) was undertaken based on sequence data of the mitochondrial COI and chloroplast …

Lithophyllum species in the Mediterranean Sea function as algal bioconstructors,
contributing to the formation of biogenic habitats such as coralligenous concretions. In such …