Meridionella gen. nov., a new genus of Cystocloniaceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) from the southern hemisphere, including M. obtusangula comb. nov. and M. antarctica sp. nov.

• Published in: Journal of Phycology
• Main Authors: Tonicelli, Gina Antonella, Croce, Maria Emilia, Díaz Tapia, Pilar, Fredericq, Suzanne, Freshwater, D. Wilson, Gauna, Maria Cecilia, Parodi, Elisa Rosalia, Verbruggen, Heroen, Hommersand, Max H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc
• Subjects: 18SRRNA-RBCL-COI-5P-UPA; CYSTOCLONIUM; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CRYPTIC SPECIES; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Argentina; Argentino; Hooker; Tapia; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/158318

The classification of Cystoclonium obtusangulum has been questioned since the species was first described by Hooker and Harvey as Gracilaria? obtusangula. The objective of this study was to provide the first comprehensive taxonomic analysis of Cystoclonium obtusangulum, based on DNA sequences couple...