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http://dx.doi.org/10.11626/KJEB.2020.38.3.481

New record of Chondrus retortus (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) in Korea  

Kang, Pil Joon (Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National University)
An, Jae Woo (Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National University)
Nam, Ki Wan (Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National University)
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Korean Journal of Environmental Biology / v.38, no.3, 2020 , pp. 481-485 More about this Journal
Abstract
A marine red algal species was collected from Honghyeon-ri, Namhae located on the southern coast of Korea during a survey of marine algal flora. This alga shares the generic features of Chondrus, and is characterized by short and thin, canaliculated and crisped fronds as C. retortus. Tetrasporangia are developed from shallow medullary cells on both sides of branches. In a phylogenetic tree based on rbcL sequences, the Korean alga nests in the same clade as C. retortus originally described from Japan. The genetic distance between both sequences within the clade was calculated as 0.0-0.1%. Based on the morphological and molecular data, the alga is identified as Chondrus retortus. This is the first record of C. retortus in Korean marine algal flora.
Keywords
Chondrus retortus; red alga; morphological and molecular data; Korea;
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