Background Next-generation sequencing has provided a wealth of plastid genome
sequence data from an increasingly diverse set of green plants (Viridiplantae). Although …

Premise of the Study For the past one billion years, green plants (Viridiplantae) have
dominated global ecosystems, yet many key branches in their evolutionary history remain …

From restriction site analyses to whole plastid genome sequences, our understanding of
green plant (Viridiplantae;~ 500,000 extant species) evolutionary relationships over the past …

Background Flowering plants (angiosperms) are dominant components of global terrestrial
ecosystems, but phylogenetic relationships at the familial level and above remain only …

Green plants (Viridiplantae) include around 450,000–500,000 species, of great diversity and
have important roles in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Here, as part of the One …

Background Plastid genome structure and content is remarkably conserved in land plants.
This widespread conservation has facilitated taxon-rich phylogenetic analyses that have …

Abstract Background The red algae (Rhodophyta) diverged from the green algae and plants
(Viridiplantae) over one billion years ago within the kingdom Archaeplastida. These …

Abstract Background The Viridiplantae comprise two major phyla: the Streptophyta,
containing the charophycean green algae and all land plants, and the Chlorophyta …

Background Despite considerable progress in our understanding of land plant phylogeny,
several nodes in the green tree of life remain poorly resolved. Furthermore, the bulk of …

Red algae have the most gene-rich plastid genomes known, but despite their evolutionary
importance these genomes remain poorly sampled. Here we characterize three complete …