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Taxonomic Revisions of Freshwater Rhodophyta in Recent Years

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This review examines recent taxonomic revisions or emendations at various taxonomic levels, higher than sections, using molecular as well as morphological information. The system of classification for the freshwater Rhodophyceae has undergone many revisions. Among freshwater Rhodophyta, Kumano (2002) recognized the following orders, order Porphyridiales, Goniotrichales, Compsopogonales, Acrochaetiales, Balbianiales, Batrachospermales, Thoreales, Hildenbrandiales, and Ceramiales. Molecular data such as 18S rDNA and rbcL gene sequences have been employed to infer relationship among taxa at various taxonomic levels.

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The author thanks Dr. Morgan Vis of Ohio University, Prof. David Chapman of University of California, Santa Barbara, U.S.A., and Prof. Joseph Seckbach of Hebrew University, Israel, for critically reading the manuscript.

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Kumano, S. (2010). Taxonomic Revisions of Freshwater Rhodophyta in Recent Years. In: Seckbach, J., Chapman, D. (eds) Red Algae in the Genomic Age. Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3795-4_6

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