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Molecular systematics, historical ecology, and phylogeography of Halimeda (Bryopsidales).
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Jul 2002
Kooistra Wiebe H C F, Coppejans Eric G G, Payri Claude
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Halimeda (Bryopsidales), a genus of calcified, segmented green seaweeds, abounds in reefs and lagoons throughout the tropics. To investigate phylogenetic, phylogeographic, and historic ecological relationships of the genus, the nuclear rDNA including the SSU and both ITS regions were sequenced. A maximum likelihood tree revealed the following: (1) there were anatomical and morphological synapomorphies for five...
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