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Researcher

Frédérik Leliaert

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174 Results

2025

Incorporating historic specimens to reassess Ulva diversity in the Netherlands and Belgium

Luna van der LoosLotte Van De WegheJessica KnoopBerdien DanielsSofie D'hondtMart KarremansFrank PerkSophie SteinhagenFrédérik LeliaertOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in TAXON

Spatio-temporal variation in reproductive strategies of Porphyra umbilicalis along the Northeast Atlantic Coast

Jordi Morcillo BaezaOlivier De ClerckSofie D'hondtFrédérik LeliaertSofie VrankenJessica Knoop

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Unveiling Cladophora (Cladophorales, Chlorophyta) diversity in Turkey through DNA barcoding

Öznur YazılanSofie D'hondtOlivier De ClerckErgün TaşkınFrédérik Leliaert

A1 Journal Article in BOTANICA MARINA

2024

Cryptic diversity in southern African kelp

Pedro MadeiraMaggie M. ReddyJorge AssisJohn J. BoltonMark D. RothmanRobert J. AndersonLineekela KandjengoAnja KreinerMelinda A. ColemanThomas Wernberg et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Non-indigenous seaweeds in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Macaronesia : a critical synthesis of diversity, spatial and temporal patterns

Luna van der LoosQuinten BafortSamuel BoschEnric BallesterosIgnacio BárbaraEstibaliz BerecibarAurélie BlanfunéKenny BogaertSilke BouckenoogheCharles-Francois Boudouresque et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Taxonomy and genetic diversity of Ulva (Ulvales, Chlorophyta)

Lan-Anh T. TranOlivier De ClerckFrédérik LeliaertChristophe VieiraTu Van Nguyen

2023

AlgaeTraits : a trait database for (European) seaweeds

Sofie VrankenMarine RobuchonStefanie DekeyzerIgnacio BárbaraInka BartschAurélie BlanfunéCharles-Francois BoudouresqueWim DecockChristophe DestombeBruno de Reviers et al.

A1 Journal Article in EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA

First records of the non-indigenous green algal species Siphonocladus tropicus (Cladophorales, Chlorophyta) and Caulerpa integerrima (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) in the Mediterranean Sea

Razy HoffmanOlivier De ClerckFrédérik Leliaert

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Molecular assessment of Ulva (Ulvales, Chlorophyta) diversity in Vietnam including the new species U. vietnamensis

Lan-Anh T. TranFrédérik LeliaertChristophe VieiraTien V. TranTu V. NguyenTien D. DamOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in PHYCOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Phylotranscriptomics unveil a Paleoproterozoic-Mesoproterozoic origin and deep relationships of the Viridiplantae

Zhiping YangXiaoya MaQiuping WangXiaolin TianJingyan SunZhenhua ZhangShuhai XiaoOlivier De ClerckFrédérik LeliaertBojian Zhong

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

2022

Ancient Tethyan vicariance and long-distance dispersal drive global diversification and cryptic speciation in the red seaweed Pterocladiella

Ga Hun BooFrédérik LeliaertLine Le GallEric CoppejansOlivier De ClerckTu Van NguyenClaude E. PayriKathy Ann MillerHwan Su Yoon

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Loss of a globally unique kelp forest from Oman

M. A. ColemanM. ReddyM. J. NimbsA. MarshellS. A. Al-GhassaniJ. J. BoltonB. P. JuppOlivier De ClerckFrédérik LeliaertC. Champion et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Phylotranscriptomic insights into a Mesoproterozoic-Neoproterozoic origin and early radiation of green seaweeds (Ulvophyceae)

Zheng HouXiaoya MaXuan ShiXi LiLingxiao YangShuhai XiaoOlivier De ClerckFrédérik LeliaertBojian Zhong

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

2021

Advancing the science of algal taxonomy

Frédérik Leliaert

Editorial material

Genetics of reproduction and sex determination in the green seaweed Ulva

Xiaojie LiuOlivier De ClerckJonas BlommeFrédérik Leliaert

Global biogeography and diversification of a group of brown seaweeds (Phaeophyceae) driven by clade-specific evolutionary processes

Christophe VieiraFrederique SteenSofie D'hondtQuinten BafortLennert TybergheinCindy Fernandez-GarciaBrian WysorAna TronholmLydiane MattioClaude Payri et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Lobophora (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) from the western Indian Ocean : diversity and biogeography

Christophe VieiraFaravavy A. RasoamanendrikaMayalen ZubiaJohn J. BoltonRobert J. AndersonAschwin H. EngelenSofie D'HondtFrédérik LeliaertClaude PayriHiroshi Kawai et al.

A1 Journal Article in SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Morphological and phylogenetic data confirm the identity of Prasiola fluviatilis (Prasiolales, Trebouxiophyceae) from glacier streams in the Tianshan Mountains, China

Wanting PangXiaodie JiangYue CaoFrédérik LeliaertQuanxi Wang

A1 Journal Article in CRYPTOGAMIE ALGOLOGIE

2020

Adaptation to extreme Antarctic environments revealed by the genome of a sea ice green alga

Zhenhua ZhangChangfeng QuKaijian ZhangYingying HeXing ZhaoLingxiao YangZhou ZhengXiaoya MaXixi WangWenyu Wang et al.

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT BIOLOGY

An appraisal of the genus Pyropia (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) from southern Africa based on a multi -gene phylogeny, morphology and ecology, including the description of Pyropia meridionalis sp. nov.

Maggie M. ReddyOlivier De ClerckFrédérik LeliaertRobert J. AndersonJohn J. Bolton

A1 Journal Article in SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Chlorocladiella gen. nov. (Pithophoraceae, Cladophorales, Chlorophyta), including four new species from various freshwater habitats in China

Huan ZhuHui SunZhijuan ZhaoXudong LiuBenwen LiuZhengyu HuFrédérik LeliaertGuoxiang Liu

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Diversity of sulfated polysaccharides from cell walls of coenocytic green algae and their structural relationships in view of green algal evolution

Marina CianciaPaula Virginia FernandezFrédérik Leliaert

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Neoproterozoic origin and multiple transitions to macroscopic growth in green seaweeds

Andrea Del CortonaChristopher J. JacksonFrançois BucchiniMichiel Van BelSofie D'hondtPavel ŠkaloudCharles F. DelwicheAndrew H. KnollJohn A. RavenHeroen Verbruggen et al.

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Systematics and biogeography of the red algal genus Yonagunia (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta) from the Indo-Pacific including the description of two new species from Taiwan

Showe-Mei LinOlivier De ClerckFrédérik LeliaertYa-Chu Chuang

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

The Ulvophyceae (Chlorophyta) of eastern Sorsogon, Philippines, including Halimeda magnicuneata sp. nov. (Bryopsidales)

Richard V. DumilagFerdinand S. DumagoRea Kissel R. CabudoyMark Christian E. PeraltaCamille C. LiGlenn Cedrick V. GamusRose Glendelyn T. RomeroSandra L. YapMichael Y. RoledaPaul John L. Geraldino et al.

A1 Journal Article in BOTANICA MARINA

2019

Characterization of marine nematode associated microbiomes by high-throughput sequencing

Xiuqin WuNele De MeesterFrédérik LeliaertTom Moens

Green algae : Chlorophyta and Streptophyta

Frédérik Leliaert

Bookchapter in Encyclopedia of microbiology

Multilocus data reveal cryptic species in the Atlantic seabob shrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri (Crustacea: Decapoda)

Thomas KerkhoveJens BoyenAnnelies De BackerJan H MolFilip AM VolckaertFrédérik LeliaertMarleen De Troch

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Newly discovered molecular and ecological diversity within the widely distributed green algal genus Pseudorhizoclonium (Cladophorales, Ulvophyceae)

Alison R SherwoodChristian BoedekerAmy J HavensAmy L CarlileMichael D WilcoxFrédérik Leliaert

A1 Journal Article in PHYCOLOGIA

Reassessment of the classification of Bryopsidales (Chlorophyta) based on chloroplast phylogenomic analyses

Ma Chiela M CremenFrédérik LeliaertJohn WestDaryl W LamSatoshi ShimadaJuan M Lopez-BautistaHeroen Verbruggen

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

2018

A risk assessment of aquarium trade introductions of seaweed in European waters

Sofie VrankenSamuel BoschViviana PeñaFrédérik LeliaertFrederic MineurOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

A rosette by any other name : species diversity in the Bangiales (Rhodophyta) along the South African coast

Maggie ReddyOlivier De ClerckFrédérik LeliaertRobert J AndersonJohn J Bolton

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Chlorophyta: Ulvophyceae

Pavel ŠkaloudFabio RindiChristian BoedekerFrédérik Leliaert

Diversity and assemblage structure of tropical marine flora on lava flows of different ages

Mayalen ZubiaOlivier De ClerckFrédérik LeliaertClaude PayriLydiane MattioChristophe VieiraHarold CambertJean Pascal QuodNicolas LoiseauStjepko Golubic et al.

A1 Journal Article in AQUATIC BOTANY

Improving phylogenetic inference of core Chlorophyta using chloroplast sequences with strong phylogenetic signals and heterogeneous models

Ling FangFrédérik LeliaertPhil M NovisZhenhua ZhangHuan ZhuGuoxiang LiuDavid PennyBojian Zhong

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Insights into the evolution of multicellularity from the sea lettuce genome

Olivier De ClerckShu-Min KaoKenny BogaertJonas BlommeFatima FoflonkerMichiel KwantesEmmelien VancaesterLisa VanderstraetenEylem Aydogdu LohausJens Boesger et al.

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT BIOLOGY

Large diversity of nonstandard genes and dynamic evolution of chloroplast genomes in siphonous green algae (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta)

Ma Chiela M CremenFrédérik LeliaertVanessa R MarcelinoHeroen Verbruggen

A1 Journal Article in GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Molecular evolution and morphological diversification of ulvophytes (Chlorophyta)

Andrea Del CortonaFrédérik Leliaert

A2 Journal Article in PERSPECTIVES IN PHYCOLOGY

Patterns and drivers of species diversity in the Indo-Pacific red seaweed Portieria

Frédérik LeliaertDioli Ann PayoCarlos Frederico D GurgelTom SchilsStefano GA DraismaGary W SaundersMitsunobu KamiyaAlison R SherwoodShowe-Mei LinJohn M Huisman et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

The effect of bio-irrigation by the polychaete Lanice conchilega on active denitrifiers : distribution, diversity and composition of nosZ gene

Maryam Yazdani FoshtomiFrédérik LeliaertSofie DeryckeAnne WillemsMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

The endemic Cladophorales (Ulvophyceae) of ancient Lake Baikal represent a monophyletic group of very closely related but morphologically diverse species

Christian BoedekerFrédérik LeliaertOleg A TimoshkinVasily S VishnyakovSergio Díaz-MartínezGiuseppe C Zuccarello

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

The rise of Algae: molecular evolution of macroscopic growth in green algae

Andrea Del CortonaOlivier De ClerckKlaas VandepoeleFrédérik Leliaert

2017

Distinct genetic differentiation and species diversification within two marine nematodes with different habitat preference in Antarctic sediments

Freija HauquierFrédérik LeliaertAnnelien RigauxSofie DeryckeAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Evaluating environmental drivers of spatial variability in free-living nematode assemblages along the Portuguese margin

Lidia Lins PereiraFrédérik LeliaertTorben RiehlSofia Pinto RamalhoEliana Alfaro CordovaAndré Morgado EstevesAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in BIOGEOSCIENCES

Evolution of the Chlorophyta : insights from chloroplast phylogenomic analyses

Ling FangFrédérik LeliaertZhen-Hua ZhangDavid PennyBo-Jian Zhong

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION

Genetic diversity and biogeography in Chaetomorpha melagonium (Ulvophyceae, Cladophorales) based on internal transcribed spacer (ITS rDNA) sequences

Christian BoedekerFrédérik LeliaertGiuseppe C Zuccarello

A1 Journal Article in BOTANICA MARINA

Historical biogeography of the highly diverse brown seaweed Lobophora (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae)

Christophe VieiraOlga CamachoZhongmin SunSuzanne FredericqFrédérik LeliaertClaude PayriOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Lack of population genetic structure in the marine nematodes Ptycholaimellus pandispiculatus and Terschellingia longicaudata in beaches of the Persian Gulf, Iran

Narjes SahraeanJelle Van CampenhoutAnnelien RigauxHadi MosallanejadFrédérik LeliaertTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE

Refining species boundaries in algae

Frédérik LeliaertOlivier De Clerck

Editorial material

Seaweed reproductive biology : environmental and genetic controls

Xiaojie LiuKenny BogaertAschwin H EngelenFrédérik LeliaertMichael Y RoledaOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in BOTANICA MARINA

Seaweeds and seagrasses of the southern Andaman Sea coast of Thailand

Eric CoppejansAnchana PrathepKhanjanapaj LewmanomontKen-ichi HayashizakiOlivier De ClerckFrédérik LeliaertRyuta Terada

The plastid genome in Cladophorales green algae is encoded by hairpin chromosomes

Andrea Del CortonaFrédérik LeliaertKenny BogaertMonique TurmelChristian BoedekerJan JanouškovecJuan M Lopez-BautistaHeroen VerbruggenKlaas VandepoeleOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT BIOLOGY

Validation of the genus Hazenia H.C. Bold 1958 (Ulvophyceae)

Pavel ŠkaloudFrédérik Leliaert

A2 Journal Article in NOTULAE ALGARUM

2016

Chloroplast phylogenomic analyses reveal the deepest-branching lineage of the Chlorophyta, Palmophyllophyceae class. nov.

Frédérik LeliaertAna TronholmClaude LemieuxMonique TurmelMichael S DePriestDebashish BhattacharyaKenneth G KarolSuzanne FredericqFrederick W ZechmanJuan M Lopez-Bautista

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Molecular phylogeny of the Cladophoraceae (Cladophorales, Ulvophyceae), with the resurrection of Acrocladus Nageli and Willeella Borgesen, and the description of Lurbica gen. nov. and Pseudorhizoclonium gen. nov.

Christian BoedekerFrédérik LeliaertGiuseppe C Zuccarello

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Shedding new light on old algae : matching names and sequences in the brown algal genus Lobophora (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae)

Christophe VieiraOlga CamachoMichael J WynneLydiane MattioRobert J AndersonJohn J BoltonMarta SansónSofie D'hondtFrédérik LeliaertSuzanne Fredericq et al.

A1 Journal Article in TAXON

2015

Biogeographic affinities of Dictyotales from Madagascar: a phylogenetic approach

Frederique SteenChristophe VieiraFrédérik LeliaertE Claude PayriOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in CRYPTOGAMIE ALGOLOGIE

John M HuismanFrédérik Leliaert

Bookchapter in Marine benthic algae of North-western Australia, 1 : green and brown algae / John M Huisman

Class Ulvophyceae K.R. Mattox & K.D. Stewart

Frédérik LeliaertJuan M Lopez-BautistaOlivier De Clerck

Bookchapter in Syllabus of plant families : A. Engler's Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien, part 2/1 : photoautotrophic eukaryotic algae

Horizontal gene transfer from bacteria to the chloroplast genomes of siphonous green algae (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta)

Frédérik LeliaertJuan M Lopez-Bautista

The chloroplast genomes of Bryopsis plumosa and Tydemania expeditiones (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta): compact genomes and genes of bacterial origin

Frédérik LeliaertJuan M Lopez-Bautista

A1 Journal Article in BMC GENOMICS

The complete chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes of the green Macroalga Ulva sp. UNA00071828 (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta)

James T, III MeltonFrédérik LeliaertAna TronholmJuan M Lopez-Bautista

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Towards an understanding of the cytological diversity of green seaweeds (Ulvophyceae)

Andrea Del CortonaFrédérik LeliaertHeroen VerbruggenJuan M Lopez-BautistaKlaas VandepoeleOlivier De Clerck

Ulvella tongshanensis (Ulvellaceae, Chlorophyta), a new freshwater species from China, and an emended morphological circumscription of the genus Ulvella

Huan ZhuFrédérik LeliaertZhi-Juan ZhaoShuang XiaZheng-Yu HuGuo-Xiang Liu

A1 Journal Article in FOTTEA

2014

DNA-based species delimitation in algae

Frédérik LeliaertHeroen VerbruggenPieter VanormelingenFrederique SteenJuan M Lopez-BautistaGiuseppe C ZuccarelloOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Exploration of nuclear DNA markers for population structure assessment in the desmid Micrasterias rotata (Zygnematophyceae, Streptophyta)

Katarína JurdíkováJana KulichováHelena BestováFrédérik LeliaertPavel Škaloud

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EUKARYOTIC MICROBIOLOGY

New phylogenetic hypotheses for the core Chlorophyta based on chloroplast sequence data

Karolina FučíkováFrédérik LeliaertEndymion Dante CooperPavel ŠkaloudSofie D'hondtOlivier De ClerckCarlos Frederico D GurgelLouise A LewisPaul O LewisJuan M Lopez-Bautista et al.

A2 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

The forgotten genus Pseudoderbesia (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta)

Frédérik LeliaertHeroen VerbruggenSofie D'hondtJuan M López-BautistaOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in CRYPTOGAMIE ALGOLOGIE

2013

A persistent bloom of Anadyomene J.V. Lamouroux (Anadyomenaceae, Chlorophyta) in Biscayne Bay, Florida

Ligia Collado-VidesChristian AvilaStephen BlairFrédérik LeliaertDení RodriguezTravis ThybergSabrina SchneiderJanina RojasPamela SweeneyCrawford Drury et al.

A1 Journal Article in AQUATIC BOTANY

A persistent bloom of Anadyomene J.V. Lamouroux (Anadyomenaceae, Chlorophyta) in Biscayne Bay, Florida

L Collado-VidesS BlairC AvilaFrédérik LeliaertD RodriguezD Lirman

Algal taxonomy : a road to nowhere?

Olivier De ClerckMichael D GuiryFrédérik LeliaertY SamynHeroen Verbruggen

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Evolving out of the water : uncovering the hidden diversity in aerophytic green algae

P SkaloudO PeksaF RindiY NemcovaM EliasFrédérik LeliaertT KalinaJ Neustupa

Extensive cryptic species diversity and fine-scale endemism in the marine red alga Portieria in the Philippines

Dioli Ann PayoFrédérik LeliaertHeroen VerbruggenSofie D'hondtHilconida P CalumpongOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Host specificity and coevolution of Flavobacteriaceae endosymbionts within the siphonous green seaweed Bryopsis

Joke HollantsFrédérik LeliaertHeroen VerbruggenOlivier De ClerckAnne Willems

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Molecular, biochemical and morphological data suggest an affiliation of Spongiochrysis hawaiiensis with the Trentepohliales (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta)

Christian BoedekerUlf KarstenFrédérik LeliaertGiuseppe C Zuccarello

A1 Journal Article in PHYCOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Morphology and phylogenetic position of the freshwater green microalgae Chlorochytrium (Chlorophyceae) and Scotinosphaera (Scotinosphaerales, ord. nov., Ulvophyceae)

Pavel ŠkaloudTomáš KalinaKatarína NemjováOlivier De ClerckFrédérik Leliaert

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Permanent residents or temporary lodgers: characterizing intracellular bacterial communities in the siphonous green alga Bryopsis

Joke HollantsFrédérik LeliaertHeroen VerbruggenAnne WillemsOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Species diversity, phylogeny and large scale biogeographic patterns of the genus Padina (Phaeophyceae, Dictyotales)

Thomas SilberfeldLucie BittnerCindy Fernández-GarcíaCorinne CruaudFlorence RousseauBruno de ReviersFrédérik LeliaertClaude E PayriOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Taxonomy of the Dictyota ciliolata-crenulata complex (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae)

Ana TronholmJulio Afonso-CarrilloMarta SansónFrédérik LeliaertCindy Fernández-GarcíaOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in PHYCOLOGIA

Tetraselmis indica (Chlorodendrophyceae, Chlorophyta), a new species isolated from salt pans in Goa, India

Mani AroraArga Chandrashekar AnilFrédérik LeliaertJane DelanyEhsan Mesbahi

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

The geographic scale of speciation in the marine red alga Portieria

Frédérik LeliaertDioli Ann PayoOlivier De Clerck

The role of adaptive and non-adaptive processes in marine algal speciation

C VieiraFrédérik LeliaertC PayriOlivier De Clerck

What we can learn from sushi: a review on seaweed-bacterial associations

Joke HollantsFrédérik LeliaertOlivier De ClerckAnne Willems

A1 Journal Article in FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

2012

Characterization of cell wall polysaccharides of the coencocytic green seaweed Bryopsis plumosa (Bryopsidaceae, Chlorophyta) from the Argentine coast

Marina CianciaJosefina AlberghinaPaula Ximena ArataHugo BenavidesFrédérik LeliaertHeroen VerbruggenJose Manuel Estevez

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Contrasting geographical distributions as a result of thermal tolerance and long-distance dispersal in two allegedly widespread tropical brown algae

Ana TronholmFrédérik LeliaertMarta SansónJulio Afonso-CarrilloLennert TybergheinHeroen VerbruggenOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Diversity and evolution of algae: primary endosymbiosis

Olivier De ClerckKenny BogaertFrédérik Leliaert

A1 Journal Article in Advances in Botanical Research

Diversity and evolution of endosymbiotic bacteria in the siphonous green alga Bryopsis (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta)

Frédérik LeliaertJoke HollantsHeroen VerbruggenAnne WillemsOlivier De Clerck

Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the Aegagropila clade (Cladophorales, Ulvophyceae), including the description of Aegagropilopsis gen. nov. and Pseudocladophora gen. nov.

Christian BoedekerCharles J O'KellyWim StarFrédérik Leliaert

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Phylogeny and molecular evolution of the green algae

Frédérik LeliaertDavid R SmithHervé MoreauMatthew D HerronHeroen VerbruggenCharles F DelwicheOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in CRITICAL REVIEWS IN PLANT SCIENCES

2011

Atypical development of Chaetomorpha antennina in culture (Cladophorales, Chlorophyta)

Frédérik LeliaertSophie D'hondtLennert TybergheinHeroen VerbruggenOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in PHYCOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Chaetomorpha philippinensis (Cladophorales, Chlorophyta), a new marine microfilamentous green alga from tropical waters

Frédérik LeliaertDioli Ann PayoHilconida P CalumpongOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in PHYCOLOGIA

Diversity of the marine red alga Portieria in the Philippines, an integrative approach

Dioli Ann PayoOlivier De ClerckHilconida CalumpongFrédérik Leliaert

DNA-based species delimitation in algae

Frédérik LeliaertDioli Ann PayoAna TronholmHeroen VerbruggenOlivier De Clerck

Historical biogeography, diversification and niche shifts of marine macroalgae

Olivier De ClerckHeroen VerbruggenLennert TybergheinFrédérik Leliaert

Into the deep: new discoveries at the base of the green plant phylogeny

Frédérik LeliaertHeroen VerbruggenFrederick W Zechman

A1 Journal Article in BIOESSAYS

Lack of phylogeographic structure in the freshwater cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa suggests global dispersal

Ineke van GrembergheFrédérik LeliaertJoachim MergeayPieter VanormelingenKatleen Van Der GuchtAnn-Eline DebeerGissell LacerotLuc De MeesterWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Life without a cell membrane: challenging the specificity of bacterial endophytes within Bryopsis (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta)

Joke HollantsHelen DecleyreFrédérik LeliaertOlivier De ClerckAnne Willems

A1 Journal Article in BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Marine macroalgae ; seaweeds

Frédérik LeliaertOlivier De ClerckEric Coppejans

Bookchapter in Field guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands

Population structure in desmids species Micrasterias rotata and M. thomasiana (Zygnematophyceae)

Katarina NemjovaPavel SkaloudAnna NovotnaFrédérik Leliaert

Rhipidosiphon lewmanomontiae sp. nov. (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta), a calcified udoteacean alga from the central Indo-Pacific based on morphological and molecular investigations

Eric CoppejansFrédérik LeliaertHeroen VerbruggenAnchana PrathepOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in PHYCOLOGIA

Transcriptional analysis of cell growth and morphogenesis in the unicellular green alga Micrasterias (Streptophyta), with emphasis on the role of expansin

Katrijn VannerumMarie HuysmanRiet De RyckeMarnik VuylstekeFrédérik LeliaertJacob PollierUrsula Lutz-MeindlJeroen GillardLieven De VeylderAlain Goossens et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Who is in there?: exploration of endophytic bacteria within the siphonous green seaweed Bryopsis (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta)

Joke HollantsOlivier LerouxFrédérik LeliaertHelen DecleyreOlivier De ClerckAnne Willems

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

2010

An unrecognized ancient lineage of green plants persists in deep marine waters

Frederick W ZechmanHeroen VerbruggenFrédérik LeliaertMatt AshworthMark A BuchheimMarvin W FawleyHeather SpaldingCurt M PueschelJulie A BuchheimBindhu Verghese et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Complex phylogenetic distribution of a non-canonical genetic code in green algae

Ellen CocquytGillian H GileFrédérik LeliaertHeroen VerbruggenPatrick J KeelingOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Evidence for widespread endemism among Antarctic micro-organisms

Wim VyvermanElie VerleyenAnnick WilmotteDominic A HodgsonAnne WillemsKarolien PeetersBart Van de VijverAaike De WeverFrédérik LeliaertKoen Sabbe

A1 Journal Article in POLAR SCIENCE

Evolution and cytological diversification of the green seaweeds (Ulvophyceae)

Ellen CocquytHeroen VerbruggenFrédérik LeliaertOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

How endo- is endo-?: surface sterilization of delicate samples: a Bryopsis (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) case study

Joke HollantsFrédérik LeliaertOlivier De ClerckAnne Willems

A1 Journal Article in SYMBIOSIS

Limits to gene flow in a cosmopolitan marine planktonic diatom

Griet CasteleynFrédérik LeliaertThierry BackeljauAnn-Eline DebeerYuichi KotakiLesley RhodesNina LundholmKoen SabbeWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Seaweeds of Mu Ko Tha Lae Thai (SE Thailand): methodologies and field guide to the dominant species

Eric CoppejansAnchana PrathepFrédérik LeliaertKhanjanapaj LewmanomontOlivier De Clerck

Species delimitation, taxonomy and biogeography of dictyota in Europe (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae)

Ana TronholmFrederique SteenLennert TybergheinFrédérik LeliaertHeroen VerbruggenAntonia Siguan-RiberaOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

2009

A multi-locus time-calibrated phylogeny of the siphonous green algae

Heroen VerbruggenM AshworthST LoDucaCaroline VlaeminckEllen CocquytT SauvageFW ZechmanDS LittlerMM LittlerFrédérik Leliaert et al.

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Analysis of a plastid multigene data set and the phylogenetic position of the marine macroalga Caulerpa filiformis (Chlorophyta)

Giuseppe C ZuccarelloNatalie PriceHeroen VerbruggenFrédérik Leliaert

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Cladophora rhodolithicola sp. nov. (Cladophorales, Chlorophyta), a diminutive species from European maerl beds

Frédérik LeliaertChristian BoedekerViviana PeñaFrancis BunkerHeroen VerbruggenOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Diversity of bacterial endosymbionts in siphonous and siphonocladalean green algae

Frédérik LeliaertJoke HollantsAnne WillemsOlivier De Clerck

DNA taxonomy in morphologically plastic taxa: algorithmic species delimitation in the Boodlea complex (Chlorophyta: Siphonocladales)

Frédérik LeliaertHeroen VerbruggenBrian WysorOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Endosymbiotic bacteria within Bryopsis species (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) : naming the actors

Joke HollantsFrédérik LeliaertOlivier De ClerckAnne Willems

Endosymbiotic bacteria within Bryopsis species (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) : naming the actors

Joke HollantsFrédérik LeliaertOlivier De ClerckAnne Willems

Evolution and species boundaries of the Portieria-complex (Rhodophyta: Gigartinales)

Dioli Ann PayoFrédérik LeliaertHeroen VerbruggenH CalumpongOlivier De Clerck

Gain and loss of elongation factor genes in green algae

Ellen CocquytHeroen VerbruggenFrédérik LeliaertFrederick W. ZechmanKoen SabbeOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Hidden levels of phylodiversity in Antarctic green algae: further evidence for the existence of glacial refugia

Aaike De WeverFrédérik LeliaertElie VerleyenPieter VanormelingenKatleen Van Der GuchtDominic A HodgsonKoen SabbeWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Identity of the Qingdao algal bloom

Frédérik LeliaertXiaowen ZhangNaihao YeErik-Jan MaltaAschwin E EngelenFrédéric MineurHeroen VerbruggenOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in PHYCOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Macroecology meets macroevolution: evolutionary niche dynamics in the seaweed Halimeda

Heroen VerbruggenLennert TybergheinKlaas PaulyCaroline VlaeminckKatrien Van NieuwenhuyzeWiebe HCF KooistraFrédérik LeliaertOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Marine benthic plants of Western Australia's shelf-edge atolls

John M HuismanFrédérik LeliaertHeroen VerbruggenRoberta A Townsend

A3 Journal Article in Records of the Western Australian Museum

Phylogenetic analysis of Pseudochlorodesmis strains reveals cryptic diversity above the family level in the siphonous green algae (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta)

Heroen VerbruggenCaroline VlaeminckThomas SauvageAlison R SherwoodFrédérik LeliaertOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Phylogeny and diversification of the green algae inferred from nuclear and chloroplast genes

Ellen CocquytHeroen VerbruggenFrédérik LeliaertOlivier De Clerck

Sri Lankan seaweeds: Methodologies and field guide to the dominant species

Eric CoppejansFrédérik LeliaertOlivier DargentRasanga GunasekaraOlivier De Clerck

Systematics of the marine microfilamentous green algae Uronema curvatum and Urospora microscopica (Chlorophyta)

Frédérik LeliaertJan RuenessChristian BoedekerChristine A MaggsEllen CocquytHeroen VerbruggenOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

2008

Endosymbiotic bacteria in siphonous green algae: exploration of a partnership

Joke HollantsFrédérik LeliaertOlivier De ClerckAnne Willems

Evolution of feeding types and plant-parasitism in Tylenchina (Nematoda: Rhabditida) : different constrains compared to feeding-independent structures

Wim BertFrédérik LeliaertAndy VierstraeteJacques VanfleterenGaetan Borgonie

Gentenaars doen China groen lachen

Olivier De ClerckFrédérik Leliaert

Gentse algenexperts doen Chinezen groen lachen

Frans De SmetOlivier De ClerckFrédérik Leliaert

Molecular phylogeny of the Tylenchina and evolution of the female gonoduct (Nematoda: Rhabditida)

Wim BertFrédérik LeliaertAndy VierstraeteJacques VanfleterenGaetan Borgonie

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Phyllodictyon robustum (Setchell et Gardner) comb. nov. (Siphonocladales, Chlorophyta), a morphologically variable species from the tropical Pacific coast of America

Frédérik LeliaertBrian WysorHeroen VerbruggenCaroline VlaeminckOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in Cryptogamie Algologie

Pseudo-nitzschia pungens (Bacillariophyceae): A cosmopolitan diatom species?

Griet CasteleynVictor ChepurnovFrédérik LeliaertDG MANNSS BATESN LUNDHOLML RHODESKoen SabbeWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in HARMFUL ALGAE

Quindao algal bloom culprit identified

Frédérik LeliaertE.J. MaltaA.H. EngelenF. MineurOlivier De Clerck

Systematics and biogeography of the genus Pseudocodium (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta), including the description of P. natalense sp. nov. from South Africa

Olivier De ClerckHeroen VerbruggenJohn M HuismanEtienne J FayeFrédérik LeliaertTom SchilsEric Coppejans

A1 Journal Article in PHYCOLOGIA

2007

Frédérik LeliaertChristian Boedeker

Bookchapter in Green seaweeds of Britain and Ireland

Molecular phylogeny of the Siphonocladales (Chlorophyta: Cladophorophyceae)

Frédérik LeliaertOlivier De ClerckHeroen VerbruggenC BOEDEKEREric Coppejans

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Morphological re-assessment of the Boodlea composita-Phyllodictyon anastomosans species complex (Siphonocladales: Chlorophyta)

Frédérik LeliaertEric Coppejans

A1 Journal Article in Australian Systematic Botany

Phylogenetic position of Boodlea vanbosseae (Siphonocladales, Chlorophyta)

Frédérik LeliaertJohn HuismanEric Coppejans

A1 Journal Article in Cryptogamie Algologie

Species boundaries and phylogenetic relationships within the green algal genus Codium (Bryopsidales) based on plastid DNA sequences

Heroen VerbruggenFrédérik LeliaertCA MAGGSS SHIMADAT SCHILSJ PROVAND BOOTHS MURPHYOlivier De ClerckDS LITTLER et al.

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Systematics of the green algae: Conflict of classic and modern approaches

Thomas PröscholdFrédérik Leliaert

Bookchapter in Unravelling the algae: the past, present, and future of algal systematics

Systematics of the green macroalgal genus Chamaedoris Montague (Siphonocladales), with an emended description of the genus Struvea Sonder

Frédérik LeliaertAlan JK MillarCaroline VlaeminckEric Coppejans

A1 Journal Article in PHYCOLOGIA

Systematics of two deep-water species from the Indo-West Pacific: Struvea gardineri A.Gepp & E.Gepp and phyllodictyon orientale (A.Gepp & E.Gepp) Kraft & MJWynne (Siphonocladales, Chlorophyta)

Frédérik LeliaertEric Coppejans

A1 Journal Article in BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

2006

A revised classification of the Dictyoteae (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) based on rbcL and 26S ribosomal DNA sequence analyses

Olivier De ClerckFrédérik LeliaertHeroen VerbruggenChristopher E LaneJoel Campos De PaulaDioli Ann PayoEric Coppejans

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

A revision of Cladophoropsis borgesen (Siphonocladales, Chlorophyta)

Frédérik LeliaertEric Coppejans

A1 Journal Article in PHYCOLOGIA

Cladophora mamillata (Cladophorophyceae, Chlorophyta) : a little-known algal species from New Caledonia

Frédérik LeliaertEric Coppejans

A1 Journal Article in BELGIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

2005

Integrated monitoring of nature restoration along ecotones, the example of the Yser estuary

Maurice HoffmannS ADAMSLeon BaertDries BonteN CHAVATTER CLAUSW DE BELDERB DE FRéSteven DegraerDavy De Groote et al.

The Dictyotales revisited : a morphological and molecular perspective

Olivier De ClerckC LaneFrédérik LeliaertDA PayoEric Coppejans

2004

Crystalline cell inclusions : a new diagnostic character in the Cladophorophyceae (Chlorophyta)

Frédérik LeliaertEric Coppejans

A1 Journal Article in PHYCOLOGIA

Taxonomic and phylogenetic studies in the Cladophorophyceae (Chlorophyta)

Frédérik LeliaertE Coppejans

The marine flora of Rodrigues (Republic of Mauritius, Indian Ocean) : an island with low habitat diversity or one in the process of colonization?

Tom SchilsEric CoppejansHeroen VerbruggenOlivier De ClerckFrédérik Leliaert

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY

The marine green and brown algae of Rodrigues (Mauritius, Indian Ocean)

Eric CoppejansFrédérik LeliaertHeroen VerbruggenOlivier De ClerckTom SchilsT De VrieseD Marie

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY

The marine red algae of Rodrigues (Mauritius, Indian Ocean)

Olivier De ClerckEric CoppejansTom SchilsHeroen VerbruggenFrédérik LeliaertT De VrieseD Marie

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY

Where is the western limit of the tropical Indian Ocean seaweed flora? An analysis of intertidal seaweed biogeography on the east coast of South Africa

JJ BOLTONFrédérik LeliaertOlivier De ClerckRJ ANDERSONH STEGENGAHE ENGLEDOWEric Coppejans

A1 Journal Article in MARINE BIOLOGY

2003

Phylogeny of the Cladophorophyceae (Chlorophyta) inferred from partial LSU rRNA gene sequences : is the recognition of a separate order Siphonocladales justified?

Frédérik LeliaertF RousseauB De ReviersEric Coppejans

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Seagrasses and Seaweeds

Frédérik LeliaertEric Coppejans

Bookchapter in Standard Survey Methods for the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

The marine species of Cladophora (Chlorophyta) from the South African East Coast

Frédérik LeliaertEric Coppejans

A1 Journal Article in NOVA HEDWIGIA

2002

New records of marine benthic algae for the Mozambican coast, collected at Inhaca Island.

Eric CoppejansFrédérik LeliaertTom Schils

A1 Journal Article in SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

2001

Epiphytes on the seagrasses of Zanzibar Island (Tanzania), floristic and ecological aspects.

Frédérik LeliaertW VANREUSELOlivier De ClerckEric Coppejans

A1 Journal Article in BELGIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Marine brown algae (Phaeophyta) from the north coast of Papua New Guinea, with a description of Dictyota magneana sp nov.

Eric CoppejansOlivier De ClerckFrédérik Leliaert

A1 Journal Article in CRYPTOGAMIE ALGOLOGIE

Marine green algae (Chlorophyta) from the north coast of Papua New Guinea.

Eric CoppejansFrédérik LeliaertO DARGENTOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in CRYPTOGAMIE ALGOLOGIE

Morphology and systematics of the genus Halymenia C. Agardh (Halymeniales, Rhodophyta) in the Philippines.

G DE SMEDTOlivier De ClerckFrédérik LeliaertEric CoppejansLM LIAO

A1 Journal Article in NOVA HEDWIGIA

New records of the Chlorophyta from South Africa, with the emphasis on the marine benthic flora of KwaZulu-Natal

Frédérik LeliaertOlivier De ClerckJJ BoltonEric Coppejans

A1 Journal Article in SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Pedobesia simplex (Kützing) comb. nov. (Chlorophyta), a new name for P. lamourouxii and its first report from the Indian Ocean

MJ WYNNEFrédérik Leliaert

A1 Journal Article in CRYPTOGAMIE ALGOLOGIE

The change in macroalgal assemblages through the Saldanha Bay/Langebaan Lagoon ecosystem (South Africa).

Tom SchilsOlivier De ClerckFrédérik LeliaertJJ BOLTONEric Coppejans

A1 Journal Article in BOTANICA MARINA

2000

Eerste waarnemingen van Undaria pinnatifida (Harvey) Suringar (Laminariales, Phaeophyta) en de epifyt Pterothamnion plumula (Ellis) Nägeli (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) in Noord Frankrijk en België

Frédérik LeliaertFrancis KerckhofEric Coppejans

A4 Journal Article in DUMORTIERA

Subtidal algal community structure in kelp beds around the Cape Peninsula (Western Cape, South Africa)

Frédérik LeliaertRJ ANDERSONJJ BOLTONEric Coppejans

A1 Journal Article in BOTANICA MARINA

1999

Annotated list of new records of marine macroalgae for Kenya and Tanzania, since Isaac's and Jaasund's publications

Eric CoppejansFrédérik LeliaertOlivier De Clerck

A4 Journal Article in BIOLOGISCH JAARBOEK [DODONAEA]

New records of the green-algal genus Rhipiliopsis (Udoteaceae, Caulerpales) from Papua New Guinea and the Seychelles Islands, including the description of Rhipiliopsis papuensis.

Eric CoppejansOlivier De ClerckFrédérik Leliaert

A1 Journal Article in BOTANICA MARINA

Progress of the taxonomic research on benthic marine algae (Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta and Rhodophyta) along the East African coast

Eric CoppejansOlivier De ClerckFrédérik LeliaertO Dargent

Progress of the taxonomic research on the macroalgae (Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta and Rhodophyta) along the East African coast

Eric CoppejansFrédérik LeliaertO DARGENTOlivier De Clerck

1998

Caulerpa sedoides var. geminata (Chlorophyta) from Papua New Guinea, and a reappraisal of the different forms of C. sedoides

Eric CoppejansOlivier De ClerckFrédérik Leliaert

A2 Journal Article in Phycological Research

The Siphonocladales sensu Egerod (Chlorophyta) from Papua New Guinea and Indonesia (Snellius-II expedition)

Frédérik LeliaertEric CoppejansOlivier De Clerck

A1 Journal Article in BELGIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY