The brown algae (Phaeophyceae) are a group of multicellular heterokonts that are
ubiquitous in today's oceans. Large brown algae from multiple orders are the foundation to …

Marine–freshwater and freshwater–marine transitions have been key events in the evolution
of life, and most major groups of organisms have independently undergone such events at …

This chapter briefly introduces the diverse morphologies of freshwater algae, explaining
seven basic types, which range from unicells to colonies (which may or may not be …

This review presents the state-of-the-art of benthic soft-bodied algae as biondicators of
stream and river water quality, with emphasis on bioassessments set by the legislation (eg …

Coralline red algae are significant components of sea bottom and up to now considered as
exclusively marine species. Here we present the first coralline alga from a freshwater …

To gain further insight into the evolution of mitochondrial genomes (mtDNAs) in
Phaeophyceae, the first recorded characterization of an Ishigeophycidae mtDNA from Ishige …

The lengths of intergenic regions between neighboring genes that are convergent,
divergent, or unidirectional were calculated for plastids of the rhodophytic branch and …

Biogeography, or the study of the distribution of organisms in time and space, has a rich
history. New molecular tools are providing another line of evidence in understanding …

Freshwater brown algae can be abundant in streams, but represent just seven species in the
Phaeophyceae, a class of~ 2000 species, most from marine environments. Freshwater …

This study presents the first record of the ochrophyte alga Tetrasporopsis fuscescens in
North America, confirmed with light and transmission electron microscopic …