Chlorophyta: Ulvophyceae

Description

This volume covers the freshwater, aerophytic, and terrestrial green algae of the Ulvophyceae, one of the main classes of green algae. Although most of this diversity is found in the marine environment, a substantial number of species also occurs in brackish, freshwater, and aero-terrestrial habitats. This volume serves as a reference work for identifying these green algae by providing keys, detailed descriptions, and illustrations of the more than 100 European species, along with descriptions of more than 100 non-European taxa. The present study incorporates the latest findings in phylogeny, ultrastructure and morphology for the classification, and delimitation of species. In addition, it significantly revises the taxonomy of ulvophytes, based on new molecular phylogenetic data. One order and one family are resurrected (Chlorocystidales, Chlorocystidaceae), and one order and five families are newly described (Ignatiales, Ignatiaceae, Binucleariaceae, Planophilaceae, Hazeniaceae, Sarcinofilaceae, and Tupiellaceae). Front Matter ....Pages I-X Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Circumscription of the class Ulvophyceae: ultrastructure and morphology (Pavel Škaloud, Fabio Rindi, Christian Boedeker, Frederik Leliaert)....Pages 3-7 Life cycle (Pavel Škaloud, Fabio Rindi, Christian Boedeker, Frederik Leliaert)....Pages 9-11 Ecology of freshwater and terrestrial ulvophytes (Pavel Škaloud, Fabio Rindi, Christian Boedeker, Frederik Leliaert)....Pages 13-14 Phylogenetic position of the Ulvophyceae and evolutionary relationships among its main lineages (Pavel Škaloud, Fabio Rindi, Christian Boedeker, Frederik Leliaert)....Pages 15-16 Classification: orders and families (Pavel Škaloud, Fabio Rindi, Christian Boedeker, Frederik Leliaert)....Pages 17-21 Genus classification (Pavel Škaloud, Fabio Rindi, Christian Boedeker, Frederik Leliaert)....Pages 23-24 Collection, preservation and culturing (Pavel Škaloud, Fabio Rindi, Christian Boedeker, Frederik Leliaert)....Pages 25-26 Taxonomic, ecological, and geographic scope of this book (Pavel Škaloud, Fabio Rindi, Christian Boedeker, Frederik Leliaert)....Pages 27-27 Glossary (Pavel Škaloud, Fabio Rindi, Christian Boedeker, Frederik Leliaert)....Pages 29-32 Front Matter ....Pages 33-36 Systematic part (Pavel Škaloud, Fabio Rindi, Christian Boedeker, Frederik Leliaert)....Pages 37-244 Back Matter ....Pages 245-289