Multi‐gene phylogenetic analyses of New Zealand coralline algae: Corallinapetra Novaezelandiae gen. et sp. nov. and recognition of the Hapalidiales ord. nov. |
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| Authors: | Wendy A Nelson Judith E Sutherland Tracy J Farr Darren R Hart Kate F Neill Hee Jeong Kim Hwan Su Yoon |
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| Affiliation: | 1. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, New Zealand;2. School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand;3. Royal Society of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand;4. Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand;5. Department of Biological Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea |
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| Abstract: | Coralline red algae from the New Zealand region were investigated in a study focused on documenting regional diversity. We present a multi‐gene analysis using sequence data obtained for four genes (nSSU, psaA, psbA, rbcL) from 68 samples. The study revealed cryptic diversity at both genus and species levels, confirming and providing further evidence of problems with current taxonomic concepts in the Corallinophycidae. In addition, a new genus Corallinapetra novaezelandiae gen. et sp. nov. is erected for material from northern New Zealand. Corallinapetra is excluded from all currently recognized families and orders within the Corallinophycidae and thus represents a previously unrecognized lineage within this subclass. We discuss rank in the Corallinophycidae and propose the order Hapalidiales. |
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| Keywords: | Corallinales Corallinapetra novaezelandiae gen et sp nov Hapalidiales ord nov multi‐gene phylogeny New Zealand
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psaA psbA rbcL |
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