A morphological and molecular study supports the recognition of Rhipilia psammophila sp. nov. and Rhipilia baculifera comb. nov. (Halimedaceae, Chlorophyta) from southern Australia

John M. Huisman; Heroen Verbruggen

doi:10.1071/sb23016

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A morphological and molecular study supports the recognition of Rhipilia psammophila sp. nov. and Rhipilia baculifera comb. nov. (Halimedaceae, Chlorophyta) from southern Australia

John M. Huisman

Heroen Verbruggen

Australian Systematic Botany Vol. 36 No. 6 pp. 427-436 · CSIRO Publishing

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Abstract

Ongoing taxonomic studies of Australian marine algae have led to the recognition of a new species of the green algal genus Rhipilia, here named R. psammophila Huisman & Verbruggen. The new species is unusual for this typically tropical genus in growing in the colder temperate waters of southern Australia and can be distinguished from its congeners by the morphology of its laterally adhering siphons, in addition to unique molecular sequences (rbcL and tufA). In molecular analysis, the new species is sister to the southern Australian Chlorodesmis baculifera, which is here transferred to Rhipilia and represents the third species in the genus with laterally unattached, free siphons, a feature that previously would have excluded it from the genus. Lateral gametangia are described for R. psammophila and represent the first record of reproduction in Rhipilia.

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Published: Oct 31, 2023
Vol/Issue: 36(6)
Pages: 427-436
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Authors

J

John M. Huisman

ADepartment of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Locked Bag 104, Bentley Delivery Centre, WA 6983, Australia.

H

Heroen Verbruggen

BSchool of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Vic. 3010, Australia.

Funding

Australian Biological Resources Study Award: ID 4-G046WSD

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John M. Huisman, Heroen Verbruggen (2023). A morphological and molecular study supports the recognition of Rhipilia psammophila sp. nov. and Rhipilia baculifera comb. nov. (Halimedaceae, Chlorophyta) from southern Australia. Australian Systematic Botany, 36(6), 427-436. https://doi.org/10.1071/sb23016

A morphological and molecular study supports the recognition of Rhipilia psammophila sp. nov. and Rhipilia baculifera comb. nov. (Halimedaceae, Chlorophyta) from southern Australia

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