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Phylogenetic diversity of New Zealand Gelidiales as revealed by rbcL sequence data

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Diversity and phylogenetic relationships of New Zealand representatives of the red algal order Gelidiales have been examined using rbcL sequence data. Extensive field collections have been made from throughout the New Zealand region. Six genera have been reported previously from New Zealand (Capreolia, Gelidium, Pterocladia, Pterocladiella, Pterocladiastrum, Ptilophora). This research has revealed species with very restricted local distributions, as well as the discovery of several undescribed, cryptic taxa. The common and widespread Gelidium caulacantheum is confirmed to be more closely related to Capreolia than to other species of Gelidium. The generic concept of Capreolia, based on life history characters, will need to be modified to accommodate additional species possessing “Gelidium” life histories. A species endemic to New Zealand, Gelidium ceramoides, has been found to differ significantly from all other members of the Gelidiales and requires reclassification in another genus and order. Examination of field collections and herbarium specimens in addition to molecular sequence data have led us to conclude that specimens previously placed in the genera Ptilophora and Pterocladiastrum belong within Pterocladia lucida.

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  1. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA), Private Bag 14901, Wellington, New Zealand

    W. A. Nelson & T. J. Farr

  2. Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand

    J. E. S. Broom

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Nelson, W.A., Farr, T.J., Broom, J.E.S. (2006). Phylogenetic diversity of New Zealand Gelidiales as revealed by rbcL sequence data. In: Anderson, R., Brodie, J., Onsøyen, E., Critchley, A.T. (eds) Eighteenth International Seaweed Symposium. Developments in Applied Phycology, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5670-3_51

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