Species delimitation is the act of identifying species‐level biological diversity. In recent
years, the field has witnessed a dramatic increase in the number of methods available for …

The green lineage (Viridiplantae) comprises the green algae and their descendants the land
plants, and is one of the major groups of oxygenic photosynthetic eukaryotes. Current …

MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a literature survey using the Web of Science
research tool, limited to the scientific articles published between 2006 and 2013, and using …

Given the problems of species delimitation in algae using morphology or sexual
compatibility, molecular data are becoming the standard for delimiting species and testing …

Accelerating the description of biodiversity is a major challenge as extinction rates increase.
Integrative taxonomy combining molecular, morphological, ecological and geographical …

The widespread view of taxonomy as an essentially retrogressive and outmoded science
unable to cope with the current biodiversity crisis stimulated us to analyze the current status …

We investigated species diversity and distribution patterns of the marine red alga Portieria in
the Philippine archipelago. Species boundaries were tested based on mitochondrial, plastid …

Although recent molecular studies have indicated the presence of a number of distinct
species within the C aulerpa racemosa–peltata complex, due to the difficulties presented by …

Coccomyxa is a genus of unicellular green algae of the class Trebouxiophyceae, well
known for its cosmopolitan distribution and great ecological amplitude. The taxonomy of this …

Effective monitoring of non-indigenous seaweeds and combatting their effects relies on a
solid confirmation of the non-indigenous status of the respective species. We critically …