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Phylogeny and evolution of the brown algae
Bringloe, T.T.; Starko, S.; Wade, R.M.; Vieira, C.; Kawai, H.; De Clerck, O.; Cock, J.M.; Coelho, S.M.; Destombe, C.; Valero, M.; Neiva, J.; Pearson, G.A.; Faugeron, S.; Verbruggen, H. (2020). Phylogeny and evolution of the brown algae. Crit. Rev. Plant Sci. 39(4): 281-321. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07352689.2020.1787679
In: Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences. CRC Press: Boca Raton, Fla.. ISSN 0735-2689; e-ISSN 1549-7836, more
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Keywords
    Seaweed
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    Biogeography; complex life cycles; diversity; genomics; seaweed; speciation

Authors  Top 
  • Bringloe, T.T.
  • Starko, S.
  • Wade, R.M.
  • Vieira, C., more
  • Kawai, H.
  • De Clerck, O., more
  • Cock, J.M.
  • Coelho, S.M.
  • Destombe, C.
  • Valero, M., more
  • Neiva, J.
  • Pearson, G.A.
  • Faugeron, S.
  • Verbruggen, H., more

Abstract
    The brown algae (Phaeophyceae) are a group of multicellular heterokonts that are ubiquitous in today’s oceans. Large brown algae from multiple orders are the foundation to temperate coastal ecosystems globally, a role that extends into arctic and tropical regions, providing services indirectly through increased coastal productivity and habitat provisioning, and directly as a source of food and commercially important extracts. Recent multi-locus and genome-scale analyses have revolutionized our understanding of the brown algal phylogeny, providing a robust framework to test evolutionary hypotheses and interpret genomic variation across diverse brown algal lineages. Here, we review recent developments in our understanding of brown algal evolution based on modern advances in phylogenetics and functional genomics. We begin by summarizing modern phylogenetic hypotheses, illuminating the timescales over which the various brown algal orders diversified. We then discuss key insights on our understanding of brown algal life cycle variation and sexual reproduction systems derived from modern genomic techniques. We also review brown algal speciation mechanisms and the associated biogeographic patterns that have emerged globally. We conclude our review by discussing promising avenues for future research opened by genomic datasets, directions that are expected to reveal critical insights into brown algal evolution in past, present, and future oceans.

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