Gracilaria parva sp. nov. (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) a Diminutive Species from the Tropical Eastern Pacific
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Molecular Analyses
3.2. New Species Description
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Species | Mexico | El Salvador | Costa Rica | Panama | Colombia | Ecuador |
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G. brevis W.R. Taylor | [19] | [14] | ||||
G. crispata Setchell and N.L. Gardner | [17] | [18] | [16] | |||
G. domingensis (Kützing) Sonder | [20], p. 187 | |||||
G. ecuadoreana (W.R. Taylor) E.Y. Dawson | [18] | |||||
G. johnstonii Setchell and N.L. Gardner | [14] | |||||
G. linearis Kylin | [14] | |||||
G. pinnata Setchell and N.L. Gardner | [14] | |||||
G. spinigera E.Y. Dawson | [21] | |||||
G. symmetrica E.Y. Dawson | [17] | [22] | ||||
G. tepocensis (E.Y. Dawson) E.Y. Dawson | [18] | [16] a | ||||
G. veleroae E.Y. Dawson | [17] |
Collection No. | Voucher | Collection Information | GenBank Accession No. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
rbcL | COI-5P | UPA | |||
PHYKOS-4630 | WNC-34055 | Southwest side of Isla Burica, Chiriqui, Panama, 08.01865° N 082.88390° W, ca. 6 m depth, 10.i.11, collected by D.W. Freshwater. | KY573993 | KY656553 | KY573953 |
PHYKOS-4630 | NCU-675206 | Southwest side of Isla Burica, Chiriqui, Panama, 08.01865° N 082.88390° W, ca. 6 m depth, 10.i.11, collected by D.W. Freshwater. | - | - | - |
PHYKOS-4541 | WNC-34186 | Near Mono Feliz, Punta Burica, Chiriqui, Panama, 08.03042° N 082.87574° W, 3 m depth, 08.i.11, collected by B.L. Wysor and D.W. Freshwater. | KY573973 | KY656537 | KY573932 |
PHYKOS-4519 | WNC-34181 | Near Mono Feliz, Punta Burica, Chiriqui, Panama, 08.03042° N 082.87574° W, 3 m depth, 08.i.11, collected by B.L. Wysor and D.W. Freshwater. | - | KY656532 | KY573927 |
PHYKOS-6833 | WNC-34185 | Northwest side of Sombrero Rock Cove, Isla Cebaco, Veraguas, Panama, 07.48229° N 081.25705° W, 17 m depth, 20.i.12, collected by D.W. Freshwater. | OL690493 | OL690495 | OL690494 |
PHYKOS-6870 | WNC-34184 | Cebaco Bay rock pile, Isla Cebaco, Veraguas, Panama, 07.49173° N 081.22262° W, 14 m depth, 20.i.12, collected by D.W. Freshwater. | OL690496 | OL690498 | OL690497 |
E438 | NCU-675207 | La Chocolatera, Santa Elena Province, Ecuador, 02.18667° S 081.00583° W, 21.i.2021, epilithic low intertidal, collected by A. Eguiguren and M. Brandt. | OL690499 | - | - |
E438 | USFQ #438 | La Chocolatera, Santa Elena Province, Ecuador, 02.18667° S 081.00583° W, 21.i.2021, epilithic low intertidal, collected by A. Eguiguren and M. Brandt. | - | - | - |
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Freshwater, D.W.; Williamson, B.; Gabrielson, P.W.; Brandt, M. Gracilaria parva sp. nov. (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) a Diminutive Species from the Tropical Eastern Pacific. Taxonomy 2022, 2, 48-56. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy2010004
Freshwater DW, Williamson B, Gabrielson PW, Brandt M. Gracilaria parva sp. nov. (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) a Diminutive Species from the Tropical Eastern Pacific. Taxonomy. 2022; 2(1):48-56. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy2010004
Chicago/Turabian StyleFreshwater, D. Wilson, Bo Williamson, Paul W. Gabrielson, and Margarita Brandt. 2022. "Gracilaria parva sp. nov. (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) a Diminutive Species from the Tropical Eastern Pacific" Taxonomy 2, no. 1: 48-56. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy2010004