It was previously thought that land plants evolved from stonewort-like algae. Now, new research shows that the closest relatives to land plants are green algae such as Spirogyra.
April 20, 2011 11:52 pm | Updated 11:52 pm IST
It was previously thought that land plants evolved from stonewort-like algae. Now, new research shows that the closest relatives to land plants are green algae such as Spirogyra.
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