A mtDNA-based phylogeny of the brown algal genus Fucus (Heterokontophyta; Phaeophyta)
Species of Fucus are among the dominant seaweeds along Northern Hemisphere shores, but taxonomic designations often are confounded by significant intraspecific morphological variability. We analyzed intra- and inter-specific phylogenetic relationships within the genus (275 individuals representing 1...
Published in: | Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2006
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/11370/7851a56d-355a-404e-892f-a07a313dc0c4 https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/7851a56d-355a-404e-892f-a07a313dc0c4 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2006.01.019 |
Summary: | Species of Fucus are among the dominant seaweeds along Northern Hemisphere shores, but taxonomic designations often are confounded by significant intraspecific morphological variability. We analyzed intra- and inter-specific phylogenetic relationships within the genus (275 individuals representing 16 taxa) using two regions of the mitochondrion: a variable intergenic spacer and a conserved portion of the 23S subunit. Bayesian ML and MP analyses verified a shallow phylogeny with two major lineages (previously reported) and resolved some intra-lineage relationships. Significant species-level paraphyly/polyphyly was observed within lineages 1A and 2. Despite higher species richness in the North Atlantic, a North Pacific origin of the genus is supported by a gradient of decreasing haplotype and nucleotide diversities in F distichus from the North Pacific to the East Atlantic. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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