A/Prof Heroen Verbruggen
Honorary (Fellow)
School of BioSciences
222 Scholarly works
16 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Extensive nuclear datasets resolve the phylogeny of siphonous green algae and identify genome duplications as a contributing factor to evolutionary adaptations
DOI: 10.1111/nph.708132026
Journal article
Stepwise evolutionary transitions in Cladophorales plastid genomes reveal origins of hairpin chromosomes
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2026.02.0382026
Journal article
Enhancing species discovery and description in algal turfs: A case study in the green alga Pseudoderbesia (Bryopsidales)
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.701222026
Journal article
Integrative taxonomy of Dipterosiphonia (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) in southeastern Australia, with the description of the new species: D. erecta
DOI: 10.1080/00318884.2026.26439282024
Research grants (international)
Unveiling the Rich Hidden Diversity of Microfilamentous Marine Green Algae (Chlorophyta) in Norway
2021
Research grants (other domestic)
Integrative Systematics of the Turf Algal Flora From Southern Australia
2020
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Functional Dynamics of Skeletal Microbiota in Healthy and Bleached Corals
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2025
Journal article
Morphological and molecular approach uncovers hidden cryptic diversity within Polysiphonia sertularioides species complex (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta)
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.700962025
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The Western Australian species of Callithamnion Lyngb. and Corynospora J.Agardh (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) described by W. H. Harvey
DOI: 10.1071/SB250082025
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Scaling Up Species Delimitation From DNA Barcodes to Whole Organelle Genomes: Strong Evidence for Discordance Among Genes and Methods for the Red Alga Dasyclonium
DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.141322025
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Extensive diversity of Symbiochlorum-related algae from environmental sequences and culture strains supports the description of the new family Symbiochloraceae (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta)
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.700462025
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Revisiting the species problem in Northeast Pacific ribbon kelp lineages (genus Alaria): Lessons learned using whole genome data
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.700402025
Journal article
The Great Barrier Reef, a center for Pelagophyceae (Heterokontophyta) diversity, including a new genus and seven new species
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.70030
RECENT PROJECTS
2023
Research grants (other domestic)
Functional Interactions Between the Endolithic Alga Ostreobium and Its Coral Host
2024
Research grants (other domestic)
Reassessing the Lineage Relationships in Bryopsidales Algae Through Phylotranscriptomics