Cryptic diversity of the mangrove-associated alga Bostrychia (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) from Thailand
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Jantana Saengkaew
Jantana Saengkaew is a lecturer at Phuket Rajabhat University. She recently obtained her PhD degree in Applied Microbiology from Chiang Mai University, northern Thailand. Her research interests include taxonomy, ecology and biotechnology of algae. Her current work centers on diversity and ecology of mangrove-associated red algae in Thailand.
Narongrit Muangmai earned his PhD degree in Marine Biology from Victoria University of Wellington. He presently works as a lecturer in the Department of Fishery Biology, Kasetsart University, Thailand. His major field of research includes the taxonomy, evolution and biogeography of marine macroalgae. His current research focuses on diversity and phylogeography of economically important red algal genus
Gracilaria in the Southeast Asian region.
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Giuseppe C. Zuccarello
Giuseppe C. Zuccarello is interested in the taxonomy, evolution and speciation of algae. His research has focused on mangrove-associate red algae of the genus
Bostrychia andCaloglossa . He received his PhD degree from the University of California Berkeley. He has been president of the International Phycological Society and is currently an Associate Professor at Victoria University of Wellington. He has published over 120 peer-reviewed papers.
Abstract
Algal diversity has been extensively investigated using combinations of morphological and molecular approaches. These combined approaches are especially relevant for organisms where cryptic species are known to exist. Bostrychia is a widely distributed red alga commonly associated with mangroves and often exhibits cryptic diversity. Most previous studies of diversity of Bostrychia in Thailand were based solely on morphological identifications. Distribution based on morphospecies may not reveal the same phylogeographic patterns that are identifiable with genetic data. In the present study, we employed RuBisCo spacer sequences to observe patterns of genetic diversity of Bostrychia species along the coasts of the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean) and Gulf of Thailand (Pacific Ocean) in Thailand. Our results show that, of the eight morphospecies of Bostrychia recognized on both coasts of Thailand, four (B. binderi, B. calliptera, B. tenella and B. moritziana) consist of multiple cryptic species. We found different distribution patterns for two cryptic species of B. binderi, one restricted to the Gulf of Thailand and the other to the Andaman Sea. Several new haplotypes were discovered for B. binderi, B. tenella and the B. moritziana/B. radicans species complex, which are mostly distributed along separate coasts of Thailand. Only through the use of molecular data were we able to determine differences in the distribution of cryptic Bostrychia species along the two coasts. These results highlight the importance of molecular data for red algal species distribution studies and also reinforce the differences between the two sides of the Thai-Malay peninsula.
About the authors
Jantana Saengkaew is a lecturer at Phuket Rajabhat University. She recently obtained her PhD degree in Applied Microbiology from Chiang Mai University, northern Thailand. Her research interests include taxonomy, ecology and biotechnology of algae. Her current work centers on diversity and ecology of mangrove-associated red algae in Thailand.
Narongrit Muangmai earned his PhD degree in Marine Biology from Victoria University of Wellington. He presently works as a lecturer in the Department of Fishery Biology, Kasetsart University, Thailand. His major field of research includes the taxonomy, evolution and biogeography of marine macroalgae. His current research focuses on diversity and phylogeography of economically important red algal genus Gracilaria in the Southeast Asian region.
Giuseppe C. Zuccarello is interested in the taxonomy, evolution and speciation of algae. His research has focused on mangrove-associate red algae of the genus Bostrychia and Caloglossa. He received his PhD degree from the University of California Berkeley. He has been president of the International Phycological Society and is currently an Associate Professor at Victoria University of Wellington. He has published over 120 peer-reviewed papers.
Acknowledgments
We are grateful to Khanjanapaj Lewmanomont and Rapeeporn Ruangchuay for critical comments and valuable suggestions. Special thanks go to Maren Preuss and Cong Zeng for their technical help. This research is partially supported by Kasetsart University and Phuket Rajabhat University, Thailand.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- In this issue
- Research articles
- Fungal diversity of marine biofilms on artificial reefs in the north-central Gulf of Mexico
- Genetic diversity and population structure of Corollospora maritima sensu lato: new insights from population genetics
- Fatty acid production of tropical thraustochytrids from Malaysian mangroves
- A new genus Phyllophorella gen. nov. (Phyllophoraceae, Rhodophyta) from central Peru, including Phyllophorella peruviana comb. nov., Phyllophorella humboldtiana sp. nov., and Phyllophorella limaensis sp. nov.
- Morphology and phylogeny of Pterosiphonia dendroidea (Rhodomelaceae, Ceramiales) described as Pterosiphonia tanakae from Japan
- Cryptic diversity of the mangrove-associated alga Bostrychia (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) from Thailand
- Clump structure, population structure and non-destructive biomass estimation of the New Zealand carrageenophyte Sarcothalia lanceata (Gigartinaceae, Rhodophyta)
- Desiccation tolerance and underlying mechanisms for the recovery of the photosynthetic efficiency in the tropical intertidal seagrasses Halophila ovalis and Thalassia hemprichii
