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Red Algae in the Genomic Age (Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology)

By Joseph Seckbach , David J. Chapman

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2010
ISBN
9048137942, 9789048137947
DOI
10.1007/978-90-481-3795-4_1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10587380 bytes)
Edition
1st Edition.
Pages
442\442
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

This volume covers the modern biology and the speciation of the red algae (Rhodophyta) from unicellular Cyanidia up to macrocellular sea weeds. A team of peer reviewers has reviewed all chapters. The chapters describe a range of topics from cave algae from Atacama, Chile, to genomes of red algae. Some chapters deal with the carbohydrates, physiological mechanisms, and realtionship between red algae and neurodegenerative disease. Other chapters deal with organellar - nuclear genes and taxonomic revision. Emphasis is placed upon the rhodophytan chloroplast, its origin, evolution, division machinery and pigmentation. The reader will find in this book lots of new information on the red algae.

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