The Caloglossa leprieurii complex (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta) in the Americas: the elucidation of overlooked species based on molecular and morphological evidence

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Funding Acknowledgements

The National Science Foundation Grants DEB PEET 0328491, DEB 091905, DEB 0936216 and OISE 0819205 supported parts of this study. We also would like to thank Juan Lopez-Bautista for material of C. leprieurii from French Guyana, Klaus Ruetzler for providing logistical support in Smithsonian Marine Field Laboratory, Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, all collectors cited in Table 1, and Michael J. Wynne who provided loans of herbarium material from MICH as well as many helpful comments to improve the manuscript. In addition, we would also like to thank Chris Puttock, Mitsunobu Kamiya, and Giuseppe C. Zuccarello for their helpful remarks with this manuscript. This research represents Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystem Program of the National Museum of Natural History Contribution No. CCRE-863.