Charophytes: Evolutionary Ancestors of Plants and Emerging Models for Plant Research

• Main Author: Zo (auth)
• Other Authors: David S. Domozych (auth), A. Popper (auth), Iben Sorensen (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Botany & plant sciences; Charophytes; Micrasterias; plant; evolution; Model organisms; Chara; Penium; Cell Biology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The charophytes are the group of green algae that are anestral and most closely related to land plants. Today, these organisms are not only important in evoutionary studies but have become outstanding model organisms for plant research.