Plant Terrestrialization

We are developing Draparnaldia as a new model to study the evolution of algae and plants. We are using Draparnaldia to address these important questions in green plant evolution:

• How did unicellular algae become multicellular?
• How were algae able to colonize land?

Join us and help us unravel these major evolutionary mysteries in biology.

Contact us at: lenka.caisova@umbr.cas.cz

Draparnaldia - alga of the year 2025:

• https://www.bc.cas.cz/en/news/news-detail/7489-algae-of-the-year-2025-newly-discovered-draparnaldia-erecta-will-help-shed-light-on-plant-evolution/
   
• https://www.dbg-phykologie.de/alge-des-jahres/alge-des-jahres-2025