Evolution of light-harvesting complex proteins from Chl c-containing algae

Table 1 Major clades of the LHC gene superfamily.

Systematic name	Other names/subclades	Included in this analysis	Lineages
Lhca	LHC I	-	plants
Lhcb	LHC II, CP24,CP26, CP29	-	plants
Lhcc	Cac	+	cryptophytes
Lhcd	Lhcp	+	peridinin-containing dinoflagellates
Lhcf	FCP, cac	+	haptophytes, heterokonts
Lhcr	LhcaR	+	rhodophytes
--	Lhcz	+	cryptophytes, haptophytes, heterokonts
--	LI818, LHCSR	+	chlorarachniophytes, chlorophytes, fucoxanthin-containing dinoflagellates, haptophytes, heterokonts

The systematic nomenclature was established by Jansson et al. [71]. The clades termed Lhcz and LI818 do not have systematic names and were identified by Koziol et al. [2] and Gagne and Guertin [72], respectively. None of the other clades in the current analysis have been previously described. The genes in Lhca, Lhcb and related clades recently identified by Koziol et al. [2] form a monophyletic outgroup to the genes analyzed in the current analysis, but the root of the phylogeny cannot be confidently inferred.

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