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Halymenia johorensis sp. nov. (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta), a new foliose red algal species from Malaysia

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A new Halymenia species, Halymenia johorensis sp. nov., from southern Peninsular Malaysia is proposed based on plastid-encoded large subunit of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (rbcL) gene analyses and detailed morphological observations. The new species is characterized by having (1) elliptical, oblong, or irregularly shaped blades, incised with some perforations, arising from a narrow-cuneate stipe attached to a discoid holdfast; (2) blades with a cartilaginous and gelatinous texture, a smooth to rugose surface, and irregularly dentate and cleft margins; and (3) isodiametric outer cortical cells and rounded to stellate inner cortical cells. RbcL sequence analyses have shown H. johorensis to be genetically distinct from other Halymenia species. Although H. johorensis is sister to Halymenia plana, these two species can be distinguished both molecularly and morphologically. Further studies are necessary to investigate the phylogenetic relationships and species diversity in this genus.

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We would like to thank University of Malaya and the Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences for providing various research facilities. This study was funded in part by the E-science Fund (04-01-03-SF0672) and the Postgraduate Research Fund (PG081-2013A).

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  1. Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Pui-Ling Tan, Phaik -Eem Lim & Siew-Moi Phang

  2. Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Pui-Ling Tan & Siew-Moi Phang

  3. Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Showe-Mei Lin

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Tan, PL., Lim, P.E., Lin, SM. et al. Halymenia johorensis sp. nov. (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta), a new foliose red algal species from Malaysia. J Appl Phycol 30, 187–195 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-017-1104-8

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