John West

Cryptic diversity and phylogeographic patterns of the Bostrychia intricata species complex (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) along the coast of southeastern Australia

Narongrit Muangmai, Maren Preuss, John A West, Giuseppe C Zuccarello

Journal article  |  2021  |  PHYCOLOGIA

Marine phylogeographic studies have recently shown that historical events, oceanography and ecological factors shape patterns of b..

The red alga Tsunamia transpacifica (Stylonematophyceae) from plastic drift shows adaptation to its uncommon habitat in ultrastructure and soluble low molecular weight carbohydrate composition

Andreas Holzinger, Sabrina Obwegeser, Ancuela Andosch, Ulf Karsten, Christina Oppermann, Wolfgang Ruth, Allison van de Meene, Christopher D Goodman, Ursula Luetz-Meindl, John A West

Journal article  |  2021  |  PROTOPLASMA

The recently described red alga Tsunamia transpacifica (Stylonematophyceae) was previously isolated from plastic drift found at th..

Analysis of the Mycosporine-Like Amino Acid (MAA) Pattern of the Salt Marsh Red Alga Bostrychia scorpioides

Maria Orfanoudaki, Anja Hartmann, Julia Mayr, Felix L Figueroa, Julia Vega, John West, Ricardo Bermejo, Christine Maggs, Markus Ganzera

Journal article  |  2021  |  MARINE DRUGS

This study presents the validation of a high-performance liquid chromatography diode array detector (HPLC-DAD) method for the dete..

Revision of the genus Sirodotia Kylin (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) with description of four new species

Natalia L Rossignolo, Morgan L Vis, Monica O Paiano, Pertti Eloranta, John A West, EK Ganesan, Farishta Yasmin, Phaik-Eem Lim, Orlando Necchi

Journal article  |  2021  |  CRYPTOGAMIE ALGOLOGIE

Most genera of the freshwater red algal order Batrachospermales have been systematically revised using molecular and morphological..

DIVERGENCE TIMES AND PLASTID PHYLOGENOMICS WITHIN THE INTRON-RICH ORDER ERYTHROPELTALES (COMPSOPOGONOPHYCEAE, RHODOPHYTA)

Maren Preuss, Heroen Verbruggen, John A West, Giuseppe C Zuccarello

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

The advent of high-throughput sequencing (HTS) has allowed for the use of large numbers of coding regions to produce robust phylog..

Status, morphology, and phylogenetic relationships ofIyengaria(Scytosiphonaceae, Phaeophyceae), a brown algal genus with a disjunct distribution in the Indian Ocean

Wilfred John E Santianez, Dhia Al-bader, John A West, John J Bolton, Kazuhiro Kogame

Journal article  |  2020  |  PHYCOLOGICAL RESEARCH

The taxonomy, classification, and phylogenetic relationships of the brown seaweed genus Iyengaria with other members of the family..

Chemotaxonomic Study ofBostrychiaspp. (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) Based on Their Mycosporine-Like Amino Acid Content

Maria Orfanoudaki, Anja Hartmann, Mitsunobu Kamiya, John West, Markus Ganzera

Journal article  |  2020  |  MOLECULES

This study presents a chemotaxonomic investigation of the genus Bostrychia through the quantitation of the major mycosporine-like ..

Mycosporine-like amino acids, brominated and sulphated phenols: Suitable chemotaxonomic markers for the reassessment of classification of Bostrychia calliptera (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta)

Maria Orfanoudaki, Anja Hartmann, Nguyen Ngoc Hieu, Thomas Gelbrich, John West, Ulf Karsten, Markus Ganzera

Journal article  |  2020  |  PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Red algae (Rhodophyta) are primarily found in marine habitats around the world and they have been a prolific source of structurall..

Morphological and molecular evidence for the recognition o Hypoglossum sabahense sp. nov. (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta) from Sabah, Malaysia

Michael J Wynne, Mitsunobu Kamiya, John A West, Susan Loiseaux-de Goer, Phaik Eem Lim, Ahemad Sade, Hannah Russell, Frithjof C Kupper

Journal article  |  2020  |  ALGAE

Culture isolates of the genus Hypoglossum (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta) were obtained and their development and morphological struc..

Agarophyton transtasmanicum sp. nov. from Australia and New Zealand

Maren Preuss, Narongrit Muangmai, Wendy A Nelson, Marie-Laure Guillemin, John A West, Giuseppe C Zuccarello

Journal article  |  2020  |  PHYCOLOGIA

The Gracilariaceae is a species-rich family, with a number of members having high commercial value as sources of agar. Members of ..