Contrasting Geographical Distributions as a Result of Thermal Tolerance and Long-Distance Dispersal in Two Allegedly Widespread Tropical Brown Algae

• Ana Tronholm,

  Affiliations Phycology Research Group and Centre for Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, Departamento de Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain

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• Frederik Leliaert,

  Affiliation Phycology Research Group and Centre for Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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• Marta Sansón,

  Affiliation Departamento de Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain

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• Julio Afonso-Carrillo,

  Affiliation Departamento de Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain

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• Lennert Tyberghein,

  Affiliation Phycology Research Group and Centre for Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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• Heroen Verbruggen,

  Affiliation Phycology Research Group and Centre for Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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• Olivier De Clerck

  * E-mail: olivier.declerck@ugent.be

  Affiliation Phycology Research Group and Centre for Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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