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Issue: Vol. 606 No. 2: 28 Jul. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-07-28
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.606.2.1
Page range: 87-103
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Molecular systematics of Jania species (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) from south-eastern Australia based on cox1 and psbA DNA sequence analyses

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Centro de Ciências Biológicas; Departamento de Botânica; Florianópolis; SC 88040-900; Brazil
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Centro de Ciências Biológicas; Departamento de Botânica; Florianópolis; SC 88040-900; Brazil
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Centro de Ciências Biológicas; Departamento de Botânica; Florianópolis; SC 88040-900; Brazil
La Trobe University; Department of Environment and Genetics; Plenty Road; Bundoora; Vic. 3083; Australia
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Instituto de Biodiversidade e Sustentabilidade - NUPEM; Macaé; RJ 27965-045; Brazil;Former address: The University of Adelaide; School of Biological Sciences; Adelaide SA 5000; Australia; State Herbarium of South Australia; Department for Environment and Water; SA Government; PO Box 2732; Kent Town; SA 5071; Australia; and SARDI Aquatic Sciences; Department of Primary Industries & Regions; SA Government; PO Box 120; Henley Beach SA 5022; Australia
Algae Australia Corallinales cox1 Jania psbA Rhodophyta seaweed species delimitation systematics

Abstract

Taxonomy of the calcified marine red macroalgal genus Jania (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) is traditionally built on the comparative analyses of vegetative and reproductive morpho-anatomical characters. However, Jania species often display high levels of morphological plasticity leading to frequent homoplasies. Cryptic speciation and the occurrence of overlapping diagnostic characters between some species often compromises species identification based on the type method. Molecular methods represent powerful tools to help test morphology-based classifications, delineate morphologically challenging species, and solve taxonomic quagmires. A recent morphology-based taxonomic study of the genus Jania, using the type-method and focusing on the south-eastern Australian flora, recognized five species and two varieties. To test this morphology-based assessment we performed dual-marker (cox1 and psbA) phylogenetic and species delineation analyses of selected south-eastern Australia Jania herbarium specimens. Our results confirmed the molecular distinction of Jania crassa, J. micrarthrodia, J. pedunculata, J. rosea, and J. sagittata in Australia. The highly polymorphic J. rosea represents a species-complex. A group of specimens identified as Jania rosea are Corallina berteroi, which represents another species-complex in the genus Corallina. Several potentially new species were also resolved. Molecular phylogenetic analyses of Jania species from other localities around Australia and the world, including type and topotype specimens, are called for. Also, the development of new primers and potentially new markers specifically designed to better amplify and sequence contemporary and historically significant Jania specimens deposited in herbaria are crucial to obtain greater phylogenetic support on deeper nodes and improved taxonomic certainty.

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