Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2020, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (6): 114-121.doi: 10.11978/2020021CSTR: 32234.14.2020021

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Morphological and molecular study on marine green alga, Halimeda velasquezii, first recorded in Hainan Island

MENG Tian1(), CHEN Zuo1, ZHU Jun1,2, ZOU Xiaoxiao1,2, FU Qingyan1, BAO Shixiang1,2()   

  1. 1. Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 570000, China
    2. Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Functional Components Research and Utilization of Marine Bio-resources, Haikou 571101, China
  • Received:2020-02-24 Revised:2020-05-14 Online:2020-10-10 Published:2020-06-22
  • Contact: BAO Shixiang E-mail:2009074mt@163.com;baoshixiang@itbb.org.cn
  • Supported by:
    Financial Fund of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China(NFZX2018);National Non-profit Institute Research Grant of CATAS-ITBB from Chinese Government(1630052019010);National Non-profit Institute Research Grant of CATAS-ITBB from Chinese Government(1630052020016)

Abstract:

Samples of Halimeda were collected from the intertidal zone of Fengjia Bay in Hainan Island during the field survey in April 2019. Detailed morphological structure observation and molecular systematics analysis were conducted. The results showed that the sample was identified as Halimeda velasquezii W.R. Taylor. We found the following combination of the characters: the thalli is green, calcified, erect from a single small stupose holdfast; segments are transversely oval to reniform linking together; utricles form in surface view is round or a little compressed; filaments inside are long tubular; medullary filaments fuse for a short distance in pairs in common; subcortical filaments loosely branch, and are not utriculiform. The rbcL gene analysis showed that the sample was clustered on the same branch as that from the Indian Ocean-Pacific Ocean region, whose bootstrap value and sequence divergence were 100 and 9 bp (0.69%), respectively. The species was the first recorded in Hainan Island. The results should enrich our knowledge of Chinese species’ morphology and extend their geographical distribution. They should be of great significance to understand the biodiversity and distribution characteristics of algal resources in the waters of Hainan Island.

Key words: Halimeda velasquezii, Hainan Island, classification, morphology, rbcL gene

CLC Number: 

  • P735.121