TY - JOUR AU - Ruhfel, Brad R. AU - Gitzendanner, Matthew A. AU - Soltis, Pamela S. AU - Soltis, Douglas E. AU - Burleigh, J. Gordon PY - 2014 DA - 2014/02/17 TI - From algae to angiosperms–inferring the phylogeny of green plants (Viridiplantae) from 360 plastid genomes JO - BMC Evolutionary Biology SP - 23 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - Next-generation sequencing has provided a wealth of plastid genome sequence data from an increasingly diverse set of green plants (Viridiplantae). Although these data have helped resolve the phylogeny of numerous clades (e.g., green algae, angiosperms, and gymnosperms), their utility for inferring relationships across all green plants is uncertain. Viridiplantae originated 700-1500 million years ago and may comprise as many as 500,000 species. This clade represents a major source of photosynthetic carbon and contains an immense diversity of life forms, including some of the smallest and largest eukaryotes. Here we explore the limits and challenges of inferring a comprehensive green plant phylogeny from available complete or nearly complete plastid genome sequence data. SN - 1471-2148 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-14-23 DO - 10.1186/1471-2148-14-23 ID - Ruhfel2014 ER -