Phylogenetic Relationships of Ulva and Enteromorpha Inferred from nrDNA Internal Transcribed Spacer2 Sequences

  • Kang, Sae-Hoon (Faculty of Applied Marine Sciences, Cheju National University) ;
  • Lee, Ki-Wan (Faculty of Applied Marine Sciences, Cheju National University)
  • Published : 2001.10.01

Abstract

The family Ulvaceae species are difficult to distinguish from one another on the basis of morphological and cytological criteria alone. ITS2 sequences are hewn to evolve quickly and have been reported to be useful for the study of intraspecific and interspecific variation and biogeography in algae (Bakker et al., 1992). We will here describe the basic characteristics of the ITS2 sequences in Ulva and Effteromorpha to compare our result with the above previous studies. (omitted)

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