PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF PSEUDOCHLORODESMIS STRAINS REVEALS CRYPTIC DIVERSITY ABOVE THE FAMILY LEVEL IN THE SIPHONOUS GREEN ALGAE (BRYOPSIDALES, CHLOROPHYTA)

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We are grateful to Barrett Brooks, John Huisman, Gerry Kraft, Diane and Mark Littler, Conxi Rodriguez, Tom Schils, and John West for collecting specimens or providing assistance in the field. Funding was provided by FWO-Flanders (grants G.0142.05 and 1.5.218.08, travel grants and postdoctoral fellowships to H. V., F. L., and O. D. C.). Funding for collection and sequencing of the Siphonogramen specimen from Hawaii was provided by the Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative and the University of Hawaii. Analyses were carried out on the KERMIT computing cluster (Ghent University).