Title
Neosiphonia baliana sp. nov. and N. silvae sp. nov. (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) from Bali, Indonesia
Date Issued
01 January 2013
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Chosun University
Publisher(s)
Walter de Gruyter and Co.
Abstract
Worldwide, 32 species have been recognized in the genus Neosiphonia. We describe two new species of the genus from Bali, Indonesia, based on morphological and molecular data. Neosiphonia baliana sp. nov. is recognized by having rhizoids cut off from the proximal end of pericentral cells, axes with five pericentral cells, axes ecorticate throughout, the absence of trichoblasts and scar cells, the straight arrangement of tetrasporangia, and spermatangia arising from a basal cell without the production of trichoblasts. Neosiphonia silvae sp. nov. is characterized by having rhizoids cut off from the proximal end of pericentral cells, axes with four pericentral cells, axes ecorticate throughout, production of abundant trichoblasts near the apices, prominent scar cells, an exceedingly prominent apical cell at axis tips, and one or two tetrasporangia per branch. Phylogenetic analyses of rbcL indicated that our N. baliana sp. nov. and N. silvae sp. nov. fall in the genus Neosiphonia, and we distinguish them on the basis of morphological features from other congeneric species.
Start page
515
End page
524
Volume
56
Issue
June 5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias de las plantas, Botánica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84896310048
Source
Botanica Marina
ISSN of the container
Walter de Gruyter and Co.
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