Chodatodesmus australis sp. nov. (Scenedesmaceae, Chlorophyta) from Antarctica, with the emended description of the genus Chodatodesmus, and circumscription of Flechtneria rotunda gen. et sp. nov

• Published in: Journal of Phycology
• Main Authors: SCIUTO, KATIA, Lewis, Louise A., Verleyen, Elie, MORO, ISABELLA, LA ROCCA, NICOLETTA
• Other Authors: Sciuto, Katia, Moro, Isabella, LA ROCCA, Nicoletta
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: 18S rDNA; Chodatodesmus australi; Flechtneria rotunda; ITS2; rbcL; Scenedesmaceae; tufA; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11392/2472628; https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.12355; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jpy.12355

The family Scenedesmaceae is a taxonomically complicated group due to its simple morphology, high phenotypic plasticity, and the presence of cryptic taxa. Over the years several taxonomic revisions, based on molecular data, affected the family. Here, we describe a new scenedesmacean species from Ant...