Determining the relative importance of sexual and asexual reproduction is critical for
determining how genetic diversity is partitioned within and among populations. Macroalgae …

The rhodophyte seaweed genus Gracilaria is fast replacing Gelidium in global agar trade.
Recently, Gracilaria dura from Indian waters has emerged as species of choice due to its …

Algal demographic models have been developed mainly to study their life cycle evolution or
optimize their commercial exploitation. Most commonly, structured-aggregated population …

Meiosis and syngamy generate an alternation between two ploidy stages, but the timing of
these two processes varies widely across taxa, thereby generating life cycle diversity. One …

Background Algal isomorphic biphasic life cycles alternate between free-living diploid
(tetrasporophytes) and haploid (dioicious gametophytes) phases and the hypotheses …

Conditional differentiation between haploids and diploids has been proposed to drive the
evolutionary stability of isomorphic biphasic life cycles. The cost of producing and …

The red seaweed Gracilaria chilensis, a species extensively cultivated in Chile for agar
extraction, was subjected to a bioassay to determine the susceptibility of tetrasporophytes …

Worldwide, macroalgae have invaded near‐shore marine ecosystems. However, their
haplodiplontic life cycles have complicated efforts to predict patterns of growth and spread …

Seaweed functional traits provide insights on natural populations, their adaptations to the
local environment, which can be utilized for commercial exploitation. Here, we analyzed the …

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) in marine environments have significant adverse effects on
public health, aquaculture and recreational activities. Surges of certain phytoplanktonic toxin …