# Cryogenian Origins of Multicellularity in Archaeplastida

*PRI Rank #11 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Marine and coastal plant biology Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #11 |
| 18m citations | 25 |
| Journal | Genome Biology and Evolution |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1093/gbe/evae026 |
| Corresponding authors | Alexander M C Bowles |
| Institution | University of Bristol, United Kingdom |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Marine and coastal plant biology Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/marine-and-coastal-plant-biology/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1093/gbe/evae026](https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evae026)

## Topics

Archaeplastida · Cryogenian glaciations · Snowball Earth · origins of multicellularity · Viridiplantae phylogeny · Bryopsidales · Chlorophyceae · Time-calibrated phylogeny · molecular clock analysis · ancestral state reconstruction · cytomorphological trait evolution · multicellular rhodophytes · Anydrophyta · Zygnematophyceae · Embryophyta · plant terrestrialization hypothesis · phylogenetic topology testing · fossil calibration · land plant radiation · Cryogenian multicellularity hypothesis

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