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Molecular phylogenies support taxonomic revision of three species of Laurencia (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta), with the description of a new genus.

Maggs, C., 2017. Molecular phylogenies support taxonomic revision of three species of Laurencia (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta), with the description of a new genus. European Journal of Taxonomy, 269, 1 - 19.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.269

Abstract

Systematics of the Laurencia complex was investigated using a taxon-rich data set including the chloroplast ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL) gene only and a character-rich data set combining the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase 1 (COI-5P), the rbcL marker, and the nuclear large subunit of the ribosomal operon (LSU). Bayesian and ML analyses of these data sets showed that three species hitherto placed in the genus Laurencia were not closely related to Laurencia sensu stricto. Laurencia caspica was the sister group of the remaining Osmundea species, L. crustiformans joined Palisada and L. flexilis consisted of an independent lineage. In light of these results a new genus, Ohelopapa, was proposed to accommodate L. flexilis. This new genus is morphologically characterized by four pericentral cells in each vegetative axial segment, however it lacks corps en cerise in cortical cells and secondary pit connections between cortical cells which are characteristic in Laurencia. Three novel combinations are proposed to render the classification closer to a natural system: Ohelopapa flexilis, Osmundea caspica, and Palisada crustiformans.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:2118-9773
Uncontrolled Keywords:Laurencia caspica; Laurencia crustiformans; Laurencia flexilis; Ohelopapa; Osmundea
Group:Faculty of Science & Technology
ID Code:29140
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:05 May 2017 13:22
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 14:04

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