Genomic Insights into the Biology of Algae, Volume 64

Series Editors

Contributors

Preface

Contents of Volumes 35–63

Chapter One Diversity and Ecology of Eukaryotic Marine Phytoplankton

1 Phytoplankton Features

2 The Green Phytoplankton: The Chlorophytes

3 The Phytoplankton with Calcareous Representatives: The Haptophytes

4 The Multifaceted Phytoplankton: The Dinoflagellates

5 The Siliceous Phytoplankton: The Diatoms

6 Last, But Not Least Relevant: Other Phytoplankton Taxa

7 Concluding Remarks

Chapter Two Diversity and Evolution of Algae

2 Red Algae

3 Green Plants (Viridiplantae)

4 Glaucophytes

5 Archaeplastida Genome Studies

Chapter Three The Evolution of Algae by Secondary and Tertiary Endosymbiosis

1 Introduction

2 Secondary, Serial Secondary and Tertiary Endosymbiosis

3 Testing Evolutionary Hypotheses

4 Conclusions and Prospectus

Chapter Four The Role of Microalgal Symbionts (Symbiodinium) in Holobiont Physiology

1 Introduction

2 Holobiont Physiology

3 Physiological Genomics

Chapter Five The Ectocarpus Genome and Brown Algal Genomics

1 Introduction

2 Structure of the Ectocarpus Genome

3 Evolutionary History of the Ectocarpus Genome

4 Insights into Brown Algal Metabolism

5 Cellular Processes

6 Future Directions

Chapter Six Genomics of Volvocine Algae

1 Introduction

2 The Biology of the Volvocales

3 Chlamydomonas and Volvox Genome Structure and Content

4 Molecular Genetics and Genomics Tools for Volvocine Algae

5 The Chlamydomonas Genome as A Window Into Plant and Animal Evolution

6 The Volvox Genome as A Window Into Multicellular Evolution

7 Future Perspectives

Chapter Seven Genomics and Genetics of Diatoms

1 Introduction

2 Diversity of Diatoms: Integrating Morphological and Molecular Data

3 Endosymbiosis and the Evolution of Diatom Plastids

4 The Silica Frustule: Diatom’s Hallmark

5 Sex and the Diatom Life Cycle

6 Evolution into the Plankton

7 Conclusions

Chapter Eight Microalgae, Functional Genomics and Biotechnology

1 Introduction

2 Biotechnology and Microalgae

3 Future Outlook

4 Conclusions

Chapter Nine Genomics of Algal Host–Virus Interactions

1 Introduction

2 What Is Known about Aquatic Algal Virus Genomics?

3 How Do Algae Survive in the Presence of Viruses?

4 Do Viruses and Hosts Share Their Genetic Information by Lateral Gene Transfer?

5 Are Viruses Specific to One or More Host Species, and How Are These Partners Evolving Together?

6 Red Queens and White Pawns – Which Partner Is Evolving the Fastest?

7 What Is Next?

Chapter Ten Environmental and Evolutionary Genomics of Microbial Algae: Power and Challenges of Metagenomics

1 Introduction

2 How Does One Sort the Metagenome Sequences into Taxonomic or Functional Groups?

3 Recent Advances in Algal Metagenomics

4 Environmental Genomics : Linking Taxonomic/Functional Diversity to the Environment

5 Intraspecific Diversity: Towards Population Metagenomics?

6 Evolutionary (Meta)Genomics: Metagenomic Insights into Genome Architecture

7 Concluding Remark

Author Index

Subject Index

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