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Ribosomal RNA sequence comparisons demonstrate an evolutionary relationship betweenZygnematales and charophytes

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The nuclear-encoded small subunit ribosomal RNA (rRNA) sequences were determined forGenicularia spirotaenia, Mesotaenium caldariorum, andStaurastrum spec. (Zygnematales) to elucidate the evolutionary position of these green algae. Results of neighbour-joining and maximum parsimony phylogenetic analyses support a monophyletic origin of theZygnematales within the evolutionary assemblage defined by theCharophyceae (sensuMattox & Stewart) and land plants. TheZygnematales/Charophyceae/land plants are evolutionarily distinct from the monophyletic lineage defined by theChlorodendrales, Pseudoscourfieldiales, and theMicrothamniales/Chlorophyceae.

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Surek, B., Beemelmanns, U., Melkonian, M. et al. Ribosomal RNA sequence comparisons demonstrate an evolutionary relationship betweenZygnematales and charophytes. Pl Syst Evol 191, 171–181 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00984663

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