Multi-gene phylogeny reveals a new genus and species of Hapalidiales (Rhodophyta) from Antarctica: Thalassolithon adeliense gen. & sp. nov.

• Published in: Phycologia
• Main Authors: RICCARDO TRENTIN, EMANUELA MOSCHIN, ALESSANDRO GRAPPUTO, FABIO RINDI, STEFANO SCHIAPARELLI, ISABELLA MORO
• Other Authors: Trentin, Riccardo, Moschin, Emanuela, Grapputo, Alessandro, Rindi, Fabio, Schiaparelli, Stefano, Moro, Isabella
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor and Francis Ltd. 2023
• Subjects: Coralline red algae; Molecular phylogeny; Morpho-anatomy; Ross Sea; Species delimitation models; Taxonomy; Terra Nova Bay; Adélie Cove; Antarctic; New Zealand; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11577/3473809; https://doi.org/10.1080/00318884.2022.2147745

Non-geniculate coralline algal specimens were collected in 2013 during the XXVIII Italian Expedition to Antarctica in Adélie Cove (Terra Nova Bay; Ross Sea) and deposited in the collections of the Italian National Antarctic Museum (MNAIT, Section of Genoa). Specimens were characterized through a pol...