Four New Members of Foliicolous Green Algae Within the Watanabea Clade (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta) from China.
J Eukaryot Microbiol
; 67(3): 369-382, 2020 05.
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ABSTRACT
Members of the Watanabea clade of Trebouxiophyceae are genetically diverse and widely distributed in all kinds of habitats, especially in most terrestrial habitats. Ten new strains of terrestrial algae isolated from the tropical rainforest in China, and four published strains were investigated in this study. Morphological observation and molecular phylogenetic analyses based on the 18S, ITS, rbcL, and tufA genes were used to identify the new strains. Four previously described species were reinvestigated to supplement molecular data and autospores' morphological photographs. The phylogenetic analyses based on 18S only, the concatenated dataset of 18S and ITS, as well as the concatenated dataset of rbcL and tufA, showed the same phylogenetic positions and relationships of these new strains. According to the phylogenetic analysis and morphological comparisons results, we described these 10 strains as four new members within the Watanabea clade, Polulichloris yunnanensis sp. nov., Polulichloris ovale sp. nov., Massjukichlorella orientale sp. nov., and Massjukichlorella minus sp. nov., and two known species, Massjukichlorella epiphytica, and Mysteriochloris nanningensis. Additionally, we provide strong evidence proving that Phyllosiphon, Mysteriochloris, Polulichloris, and Desertella all reproduce through unequal sized autospores.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Proteínas Fúngicas
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RNA Ribossômico 18S
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Análise de Sequência de DNA
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Clorófitas
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Eukaryot Microbiol
Assunto da revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
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PARASITOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China