Evolution and Cytological Diversification of the Green Seaweeds (Ulvophyceae)

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We thank Barbara Rinkel, Herve Moreau, Tatiana Klotchkova, Wytze Stam, and Jeanine Olsen for providing cultures, Caroline Vlaeminck for assisting with the molecular work, Klaus Valentin for cDNA library services, Steven Robbens and Yves Van de Peer for early access to Ostreococcus data, Rick Zechman for atpB sequences, Peter Dawyndt for additional processing power, and Wim Gillis for IT support. We are grateful to Richard McCourt, Charles O'Kelly, and Larry Liddle for helpful comments on an earlier version of the manuscript. Funding was provided by the Special Research Fund (Ghent University, DOZA-01107605). H. V. and F. L. are postdoctoral fellows of the Research Foundation-Flanders. Analyses were carried out on the KERMIT cluster and the central high-performance computing facility at Ghent University.