Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic revision of chaetophoralean ...
Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic revision of chaetophoralean ...
Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic revision of chaetophoralean ...
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3. Objectives <strong>of</strong> the thesis<br />
This study has following main aims:<br />
(1) To analyze the relationships among traditionally established families within the<br />
order Chaetophorales, <strong>and</strong> to test the monophyly <strong>of</strong> species-rich genera. (Paper 1)<br />
(2) To test the relation between CBC ITS2 - clades <strong>and</strong> the <strong>taxonomic</strong> level <strong>of</strong><br />
organisms in the green algal order Ulvales. (Paper 2)<br />
(3) To study the way in which CBCs evolve <strong>and</strong> to analyze the non-homoplasious<br />
<strong>and</strong> homoplasious history <strong>of</strong> CBCs <strong>and</strong> hCBCs-type substitutions. (Paper 2)<br />
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