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Phylogeny and Molecular Evolution of the Green Algae

Frederik Leliaert Phycology Research Group, Biology Department, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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David R. Smith Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Evolutionary Biology Program, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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Hervé Moreau Observatoire Océanologique, CNRS–Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 66651, Banyuls sur Mer, France
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Matthew D. Herron Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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Heroen Verbruggen Phycology Research Group, Biology Department, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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Charles F. Delwiche Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics and the Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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Olivier De Clerck Phycology Research Group, Biology Department, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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Pages 1-46 | Published online: 14 Feb 2012

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