Front cover; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; The Editors; Contributors; Abbreviations; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Algae in the warp and weave of life: bound by plastids; Chapter 3. Evolution and relationships of algae: major branches of the tree of life; Chapter 4. Classification and diatom systematics: the past, the present, and the future; Chapter 5. The taxonomy of cyanobacteria: molecular insights into a difficult problem; Chapter 6. Molecular systematics of redalgae: building future structures on firm foundations
Summary
Reviews the state-of-the-science and assesses the impact of molecular tools on the taxonomy of algal groups. This text discusses the extent to which these tools extend understanding of the immense algal diversity and revolutionize ideas of taxonomy and classification
