streptophyte alga (IMAGE) University of Göttingen Caption Producing high quality reference genomes for plants, like this humble streptophyte alga, can provide important clues for understanding the evolution of plants on land as well as different methods of photosynthesis and so inform conservation measures Credit Dr Tatyana Darienko Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.