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Ulva and Enteromorpha (Ulvaceae, Chlorophyta) from two sides of the Yellow Sea: analysis of nuclear rDNA ITS and plastid rbcL sequence data

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Ulvacean green seaweeds are common worldwide; they formed massive green tides in the Yellow Sea in recent years, which caused marine ecological problems as well as a social issue. We investigated two major genera of the Ulvaceae, Ulva and Enteromorpha, and collected the plastid rbcL and nuclear ITS sequences of specimens of the genera in two sides of the Yellow Sea and analyzed them. Phylogenetic trees of rbcL data show the occurrence of five species of Enteromorpha (E. compressa, E. flexuosa, E. intestinalis, E. linza and E. prolifera) and three species of Ulva (U. pertusa, U. rigida and U. ohnoi). However, we found U. ohnoi, which is known as a subtropical to tropical species, at two sites on Jeju Island, Korea. Four ribotypes in partial sequences of 5.8S rDNA and ITS2 from E. compressa were also found. Ribotype network analysis revealed that the common ribotype, occurring in China, Korea and Europe, is connected with ribotypes from Europe and China/Japan. Although samples of the same species were collected from both sides of the Yellow Sea, intraspecific genetic polymorphism of each species was low among samples collected worldwide.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China

    Jinfeng Wang  (王金锋), Peng Jiang  (姜鹏), Yulin Cui  (崔玉琳), Hanzhi Lin  (林瀚智), Jin Zhao  (赵瑾) & Song Qin  (秦松)

  2. Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Jinfeng Wang  (王金锋), Nan Li  (李楠), Yulin Cui  (崔玉琳), Hanzhi Lin  (林瀚智) & Jin Zhao  (赵瑾)

  3. Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research for Sustainable Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, 264003, China

    Nan Li  (李楠)

  4. Department of Biology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 305764, Korea

    Sung Min Boo

  5. Jeju Biodiversity Research Institute, Hidi, Jeju, 690701, Korea

    Wook Jae Lee

  6. College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China

    Zhengyi Liu  (刘正一)

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Supported by the National Key Technology Research and Development Program (No. 2008BAC49B01), National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) (No. 2009AA10Z106) and the Knowledge Innovation Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. KZCX2-YW-209)

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Wang, J., Li, N., Jiang, P. et al. Ulva and Enteromorpha (Ulvaceae, Chlorophyta) from two sides of the Yellow Sea: analysis of nuclear rDNA ITS and plastid rbcL sequence data. Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 28, 762–768 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-010-9069-3

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