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JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY
Volume 42, Issue 2, Pages 464-481Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00211.x
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Bacillariaceae; cryptic diversity; diatoms; intraspecific; ITS rDNA; morphology; P. decipiens; P. dolorosa; phylogeny; probes; taxonomy; Pseudo-nitzschia delicatissima
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A study of 25 cultures tentatively identified as Pseudo-nitzschia delicatissima (Cleve) Heiden, and originating from geographically widely distributed locations, showed both morphological and genetic variation among strains. Use of rRNA-targeted DNA probes on 17 different strains showed large variation in the hybridization patterns. Detailed morphological studies placed the isolates into three groups. The sample on which the neotype of P. delicatissima is based was also examined, and used to establish the morphological identity of P. delicatissima. Phylogenetic analyses of 16 strains, based on sequences of internal transcriber spacer 1 (ITS1), 5.8S and ITS2 of the nuclear-encoded rDNA, supported the morphological observations and the hybridization studies, and revealed large genetic variation among strains. A combination of the morphological and molecular findings resulted in the description of two new species, P. decipiens sp. nov. and P. dolorosa sp. nov. P. dolorosa has a mixture of one or two rows of poroids in the striae whereas P. delicatissima always has two rows. In addition, P. dolorosa has wider valves and a lower density of poroids. P. decipiens differs from P. delicatissima by a higher density of striae on the valve face as well as a higher density of poroids on the girdle bands. Among the strains referred to P. delicatissima, an epitype was selected. Large genetic variation was found among the P. delicatissima strains and a subdivision into two major clades represent cryptic species.
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