Acting as titans in global control of the biosphere and colonizing
virtually all corners of the earth, algae, extremely diverse and
numerous oxygenic, photosynthetic organisms, can be major players
in and drivers of environmental change. For hundreds of years,
since their evolutionary origins by endosymbiosis, when a protozoan
enslaved a cyanobacterium, fascinated scientists strove to uncover
the mysteries of their diversity, interactions, taxonomy, and
classification. Today, new molecular tools and technologies like
chromatography and genetic fingerprinting reveal the innermost
secrets of algal ancestry and phylogeny and open new possibilities
to answering age-old questions.
Unravelling the algae: the past, present, and future of algal
systematics brings together the most respected minds in the field
to review the state-of-the-science and assess the impact of
molecular tools on the taxonomy of algal groups. Emphasizing that a
range of traditional and molecular approaches are required, along
with other techniques such as transmission electron microscopy, to
support full interpretation of the data, the book discusses the
extent to which these tools broaden our understanding of the
immense diversity of algae and revolutionize ideas of taxonomy and
classification. Divided into three parts, the book introduces the
very latest ideas on the evolution of algae and the concept of
classification and illustrates contrasting viewpoints. The second
section addresses systematics and covers virtually all algal groups
ranging from microalgae to ultraplankton with individual chapters
devoted to each. The final section explores the impact of genomics
on algal systematics and concludes with adiscussion of future
directions for research.
As the most up-to-date, authoritative source for classifying
algae, this bookprovides unparalleled access to the encyclopedic
information revealed by the use of the latest in molecular
tools.
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