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Amalthea and Galene, two new genera of Halymeniaceae (Rhodophyta) from New Zealand

  • Roberta D’Archino EMAIL logo , Wendy A. Nelson and Giuseppe C. Zuccarello
Published/Copyright: May 15, 2014

Abstract

New Zealand foliose red algae belonging to the family Halymeniaceae were examined with a focus on species that have been placed in the genera Halymenia and Cryptonemia. Phylogenetic analyses of plastid-encoded rbcL and morphological observations were undertaken. Samples from northern New Zealand, referred to as Halymenia latifolia, were compared genetically with H. latifolia from its type locality in France. The New Zealand material was clearly separate from the genus Halymenia and from H. latifolia, and was found to be closely related to Halymenia abyssicola from Mexico. The new genus Amalthea is described to accommodate the New Zealand taxon. Samples referred to Cryptonemia sp. from New Zealand formed a well-supported clade with Cryptonemia rotunda from Korea and Japan. This clade was distinct from the clade containing the generitype Cryptonemia lomation from France and other species of Cryptonemia. We propose a new genus Galene to include three species from New Zealand, two of which are described as new here and transfer Cryptonemiarotunda to this new genus.


Corresponding author: Roberta D’Archino, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd, Private Bag 14-901, Wellington 6241, New Zealand, e-mail:

Acknowledgments

This research was funded by NIWA under Coasts and Oceans Research Programme 2 Marine Biological Resources (Discovery and definition of the marine biota of New Zealand, COBR1301, COBR1401). NIWA acknowledges the use of material from the Trans-Tasman Resources Collection for this research. We thank Thomas Silberfeld (Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris) for providing a sample of Halymenia latifolia from France. Jenn Dalen, Antony Kusabs (WELT), Ewen Cameron, and Dhahara Ranatunga (AK) for assistance with herbarium specimens. We thank the Department of Conservation and the Marine Science Department, University of Otago for field work access. Tara Anderson, Paul Buissan, Clinton Duffy, Braden Crocker, Rob Davidson, Debbie Freeman, Sean Handley, Cameron Hay, Chris Hepburn, Helen Kettles, Cameron Lilley, Ann McCrone, Crispin Middelton, Sheryl Miller, Nick Shear, Rob Stewart, Eduardo Villouta, Trevor Willis are thanked for collections or field assistance. Some specimens were collected as part of the Biogenic Habitats on the Continental Shelf project (voyages TAN1105 and TAN1108), funded by New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries (Biogenic Habitats: ZBD200801), New Zealand Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (CCM: CO1X0907), NIWA Capability Fund (CF111358) and Oceans Survey 20/20 R/V Tangaroa, funded by Land Information New Zealand.

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Received: 2014-2-10
Accepted: 2014-4-24
Published Online: 2014-5-15
Published in Print: 2014-6-1

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