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A planktonic picoeukaryote makes big changes to the green lineage

The genome sequence of the algal species Prasinoderma coloniale reveals a novel phylum of green plants.

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Fig. 1: Cladogram of the major Archaeplastida lineages and available nuclear genome assemblies.

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Piganeau, G. A planktonic picoeukaryote makes big changes to the green lineage. Nat Ecol Evol 4, 1160–1161 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-1244-0

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