A combined barcode and morphological approach to the systematics and biogeography of Laurencia pyramidalis and Laurenciella marilzae (Rhodophyta)

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Machin-Sanchez, Maria ^[1] ; Le Gall, Line ^[2] ; Neto, Ana I. ^{[3, 4]} ; Rousseau, Florence ^[2] ; Cassano, Valeria ^[5] ; Senties, Abel ^[6] ; Fujii, Mutue T. ^[7] ; Diaz-Larrea, Jhoana ^[6] ; Van Reine, Willem F. Prud'homme ^[8] ; Bonillo, Celine ^[9] ; Candelaria Gil-Rodriguez, Maria ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ La Laguna, San Cristobal la Laguna 38071, Santa Cruz De T - Spain

^[2] Museum Natl Hist Nat, EPHE, UPMC, UMR ISYEB CNRS 7205, F-75231 Paris 05 - France

^[3] Univ Acores, CIRN, P-9501801 Oporto - Portugal

^[4] Ctr Interdisciplinar Invest Marinha & Ambiental C, P-4050123 Oporto - Portugal

^[5] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Bot, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[6] Univ Autonoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, Mexico City 09340, DF - Mexico

^[7] Inst Bot, Nucleo Pesquisa Ficol, BR-04301902 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[8] Nat Biodivers Ctr, NL-2300 RA Leiden - Netherlands

^[9] Museum Natl Hist Nat, UMS Serv Syst Mol 2700, F-75231 Paris 05 - France

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: European Journal of Phycology; v. 49, n. 1, p. 115-127, JAN 2 2014.
• Web of Science Citations: 10

Abstract

In the present study we undertook an integrative approach, using both morphological and molecular data (COI-5P + rbcL), to assess the presence of Laurencia pyramidalis in Lusitanian Macaronesia. We studied type material of L. pyramidalis from the herbarium of the Naturalis Biodiversity Center, the Netherlands, and designated a lectotype and syntypes. Vegetative and reproductive features of L. pyramidalis were observed and we included a specimen from the type locality in our molecular analyses. We also investigated the geographical distribution of Laurenciella marilzae, a species recently described from the Canary Islands. Barcode sequences (COI-5P and rbcL) were generated for L. pyramidalis from the type locality (Normandy, France), the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands, and for L. marilzae from its type locality (Tenerife, Canary Islands), the Azores and Brazil. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 10/52244-2 - Diversity and phylogenetic relationships of marine benthic algae: the Laurencia complex (Rhodophyta) in the Atlantic coasts of tropical and subtropical regions
• Grantee: Valéria Cassano
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants