Journal article
Phylogenetic analysis of Codium species from Brazil, with the description of the new species C. pernambucensis (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta)
MDF de Oliveira-Carvalho, MC Oliveira, SMB Pereira, H Verbruggen
European Journal of Phycology | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD | Published : 2012
Abstract
The genus Codium comprises c. 125 species widely distributed in marine coastal environments throughout the world. Due to morphological plasticity, the taxonomic delimitation of Codium species can be difficult. Sequences of the first exon of the large subunit of RUBISCO (rbcL) have been used in the molecular delimitation of species and for phylogenetic purposes. In the present study, we complement previous morphological work on Brazilian Codium species with molecular systematics. Based on the partial rbcL sequences, seven species are recognized along the Brazilian coast: C. decorticatum, C. intertextum, C. isthmocladum, C. profundum, C. spongiosum, C. taylorii and the new species Codium perna..
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Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
The authors would like to acknowledge funding provided by the Fundacao de Amparo a Ciencias e Tecnologia do Estado de Pernambuco (FACEPE-Projeto Pronex), Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP), Conselho Nacional do Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq), Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior-CAPES (doctoral fellowship to first author), the Research Foundation Flanders (grant G.0142.05 and postdoctoral fellowship to HV), and the Australian Research Council (FT110100585). We sincerely thank all collectors listed in Table 1 as well as Mark and Diane Littler (Smithsonian Institution) and Suzanne Fredericq (University of Louisiana Lafayette) for providing samples, Silvia R. Blanco and Rosario Petti (University de Sao Paulo), and Sofie D'hondt (Ghent University) for technical help.