Bibliographic Detail
Kim, M.S. & Kang, J.C., 2011
Reference:
Kim, M.S. & Kang, J.C. (2011). A new Korean red algal species, Haraldiophyllum udoensis sp. nov.
(Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta). Algae 23(3): 211-219.
Abstract:
The genus Haraldiophyllum comprises seven species worldwide. Six of these are endemics with limited distributions,
whereas the type species H. bonnemaisonii has been reported from the Atlantic Ocean. In Korea, H. bonnemaisonii has
been previously recorded from the southern coast. During a red algal collection at Udo, Jeju Island, Korea, we found a
potentially undescribed Haraldiophyllum species and analyzed its morphology and rbcL sequences. Herein we describe
a new species, H. udoensis sp. nov., and compare our Udo specimen to similar congeners. This new species is characterized
by one or several elliptical blades on a short cylindrical stipe with fibrous roots, blades that are monostromatic
except at the base and on reproductive structures, a lack of network and microscopic veins, entire margins, lack of proliferations,
growth through many marginal initials, and two distinct tetrasporangia layers. A phylogenetic rbcL sequence
analysis demonstrated H. udoensis was distinct from the United Kingdoms H. bonnemaisonii, as well as from other
species. Morphological and sequence data indicated a previous misidentification of H. udoensis as the type species H.
bonnemaisonii. Based on maximum likelihood analysis, Myriogramme formed a sister clade with H. udoensis, with relatively
low bootstrap support.
