Cell wall polysaccharides are informative in Porphyra species taxonomy |
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Authors: | J.A. Hemmingson W.A. Nelson |
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Affiliation: | (1) Industrial Research Ltd, Lower Hutt, New Zealand;(2) National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, New Zealand |
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Abstract: | As part of systematic studies of the genus Porphyrain New Zealand, constituent sugar analyses of cell wall polysaccharidesin situ in dry thalli were found to yield data that weretaxonomically informative. Variation in constituent sugar levels betweenspecieswas sufficient in some cases to be useful in species differentiation. Thereproductive state of thallus regions had a significant impact on the levels ofconstituent sugars, whereas storage of dried thalli for eight months had noeffect. Three epiphytic taxa currently classified as species ofPorphyra appear to be incorrectly placed within the genus,as their constituent sugars and the levels of these sugars differed markedlyfrom those of all other species examined. |
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Keywords: | New Zealand Polysaccharides Porphyra Taxonomy |
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