The conspecificity of Pterosiphonia spinifera and P. arenosa (Rhodomelaceae, Ceramiales) inferred from morphological and molecular analyses

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Algae. 2016;31(2):105-115
Publication date (electronic) : 2016 June 15
doi : https://doi.org/10.4490/algae.2016.31.5.13
1Department of Life Science, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Korea
2Marine Bio Research Center, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Korea
*Corresponding Author: E-mail: tocho@chosun.ac.kr Tel: +82-62-230-7161, Fax: +82-62-230-7467
Received 2016 January 30; Accepted 2016 May 13.

Abstract

The genus Pterosiphonia includes twenty-one currently described species of red algae that occur in temperate to tropical regions of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Pterosiphonia spinifera was originally described as Polysiphonia spinifera from Peru and later transferred to Pterosiphonia. Pterosiphonia spinifera has been reported from Peru as Pterosiphonia pennata, which was originally described from the Mediterranean Sea. Recently, Pterosiphonia arenosa was described based on specimens of P. pennata from Korea. We collected P. spinifera along the coast of Peru and P. arenosa near the type locality in Korea. We compared them with the isotype specimens of P. arenosa using both morphological and molecular data. Our morphological observations and our phylogenetic analysis of rbcL sequences demonstrate that P. spinifera and P. arenosa are conspecific and indicate that P. arenosa is a later synonym of P. spinifera. Our study confirms the wide occurrence of P. spinifera in the western and eastern Pacific Ocean.

INTRODUCTION

Pterosiphonia Falkenberg is the largest genus in the tribe Pterosiphonieae. On the basis of the type species, Pterosiphonia cloiophylla (C. Agardh) Falkenberg, Pterosiphonia is characterized by a bilaterally symmetrical thallus, prostrate and erect systems of indeterminate growth, erect axes having alternately distichous branches, a strongly compressed to flattened frond, and a congenital fusion of the proximal parts of the short laterals with the main axes (Maggs and Hommersand 1993, Kim et al. 2012). Twenty-one species have been described in the genus, and they occur in temperate to tropical regions of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (Kim et al. 2012, Guiry and Guiry 2014).

Twelve Pterosiphonia species have been reported from the Pacific Ocean. Of them, Pterosiphonia pennata (C. Agardh) Sauvageau was originally described from the Mediterranean Sea and later reported worldwide, including in Korea and Peru (Dawson et al. 1964, Norris and Aken 1985, Lee et al. 1992, Maggs and Hommersand 1993, Hoffmann and Santelices 1997, Abbott 1999, Womersley 2003). Maggs and Hommersand (1993) pointed out, however, that the distribution of P. pennata is difficult to assess at present because of confusion among groups of morphologically similar species. Pterosiphonia spinifera (Kützing) Ardré was originally described as Polysiphonia spinifera from the Peruvian Coast (Kützing 1843). Ardré (1967) transferred Polysiphonia spinifera Kützing to Pterosiphonia after examination of the type material and showed that the features of Pterosiphonia pennata in Peru corresponded to those of Pterosiphonia spinifera. Pterosiphonia spinifera is currently accepted as a species within Pterosiphonia (Silva et al. 1996).

Recently, Kim et al. (2012) described Pterosiphonia arenosa M. S. Kim et B. Kim as a new species based on material previously called P. pennata from Jeju Island, Korea, after investigating specimens identified as P. pennata from Korea and from Spain near the type locality. Kim et al. (2012) distinguished P. arenosa from P. pennata by the absence of vegetative trichoblasts and the straight arrangement of the tetrasporangia, and recognized P. arenosa as endemic to the northwest Pacific region.

We collected samples that fit the descriptions of Pterosiphonia spinifera and P. arenosa from their type localities in Peru and Korea. We also compared these samples with the isotype specimens of P. arenosa based on their morphology and on rbcL molecular data. In this study, we conclude that P. spinifera and P. arenosa are conspecific and P. arenosa is a later synonym of P. spinifera.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Morphology

Samples were collected along the coasts of Korea and Peru from 2008 to 2015. The samples were preserved in 4-5% formalin / seawater for morphological examination, and in silica gel for molecular analysis. Material was stained with 1% aqueous aniline blue acidified with 0.1% diluted HCl for microscopic observations. Photomicrographs were taken using an Olympus microscope (BX51TRF; Olympus, Tokyo, Japan) equipped with an Olympus DP71 camera. We selected 25 plants from five tufts for the determination of quantitative characters, and we calculated the means and standard deviations of these characters. Voucher specimens were deposited in the herbarium of Chosun University (CUK), Korea and in the National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR), Incheon, Korea.

Molecular analysis

Genomic DNA was extracted from silica-gel-dried samples using the NucleoSpin Plant II kit (Macherey-Nagel, Düren, Germany), according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed in a final volume 20 μL using 2.5 μL of genomic DNA, 2 mM of dNTP mix, 1× reaction buffer, 0.25-0.5 pmol of forward and reverse primers, and 0.01 U of TOP DNA polymerase (Bioneer, Daejon, Korea). The rbcL gene was amplified using the primer combination F7-R753 and F645-Rrbcst (Freshwater and Rueness 1994, Bustamante et al. 2012, 2013) and purified with the PCRquick-spin PCR product purification kit (iNtRON Biotechnology, Inc., Seongnam, Korea). Cycle sequencing was performed with the amplification primers. Sequencing was performed using the ABI Prism 3100 Genetic Analyzer (PE Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA, USA). Nineteen new rbcL sequences were obtained from Pterosiphonia arenosa, P. dendroidea (Montagne) Falkenberg, P. pennata, P. spinifera, and P. stangeri (J. Agardh) Falkenberg (deposited in EMBL / GenBank) (Table 1). The rbcL sequence obtained in the present study and others obtained from GenBank were aligned using ClustalW (Thompson et al. 1994). Lophosiphonia sp. (GU385835) and Herposiphonia sp. (GU385834) were selected as the outgroups. Phylogenetic and molecular evolutionary analyses using the maximum likelihood analysis were conducted with 1,000 bootstrap replications in MEGA6 under the GTR + Γ + I model (Tamura et al. 2013). A bayesian inference was performed using MrBayes 3.2.6 (Huelsenbeck and Ronquist 2001, Ronquist and Huelsenbeck 2003). The Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) runs were performed for four million generations, each with one cold chain and three heated chains, using the GTR + Γ + I evolutionary model (sampling and printing every 1,000 generations). Summary trees were generated using a burn-in of 25%.

List of samples of Pterosiphonia analyzed in this study

RESULTS

Our morphological and genetic results indicate that Pterosiphonia spinifera from Peru and P. arenosa from Korea are identical, and they differ from P. pennata specimens collected near the type locality in Europe. We present below a detailed description of P. spinifera along with recommended nomenclatural changes.

Pterosiphonia spinifera (Kützing) Ardré 1967

Basionym. Polysiphonia spinifera Kützing 1843.

Heterotypic synonym. Pterosiphonia arenosa M. S. Kim & B. Kim.

Type locality. Peru.

Specimens examined. CUK6529 (Aug 27, 2008, Lagunillas, Pisco, Peru); CUK6553 (Aug 30, 2008, Punta Hermosa, Lima, Peru); CUK6570 (Aug 30, 2008, Pucusana, Lima, Peru); CUK8236 (Jul 3, 2012, Eten Port, Chiclayo, Peru); CUK8269 (Jul 5, 2012, Lagunillas, Pisco, Peru); CUK8293 (Jul 5, 2012, Mendieta, Pisco, Peru); CUK8320 (Jul 5, 2012, Hueco de la Zorra, Pisco, Peru); CUK8403 (Jul 6, 2012, Barranco, Lima, Peru); CUK9780 (Apr 28, 2013, Gwakji, Aewoleup, Jeju, Korea); CUK12234-CUK12235 (May 30, 2013, Gwakji, Aewoleup, Jeju, Korea); CUK14857 (May 7, 2015, Woljeongri, Gujwaeup, Jeju, Korea); and NIBRAL0000133084-NIBRAL0000133086 (Dec 27, 2011, Gimnyeong, Jeju Island, Korea, the same specimens previously reported as isotypes of P. arenosa by Kim et al. 2012).

Description. Thalli of P. spinifera are large, 1.9-5.9 cm in height (Fig. 1A), purplish red in color, and associated with other filamentous species. Thalli form large tufts, usually attached to rock surfaces or growing as epiphytes on the genicule of Corallina. Dorsiventral thalli are composed of prostrate and erect systems (Fig. 1A). Prostrate systems are cylindrical and composed of extensive and entangled exogenous indeterminate axes, laterally or dorsally branched at irregular intervals. Segments of prostrate axes are 68.85 ± 12.02 μm in length and 94.91 ± 10.01 μm in diameter, being 1.37 times broader than long (0.72 ± 0.18 in L / D). Erect systems with indeterminate growth (Fig. 1B & C) are cylindrical at the base becoming compressed near the branches. The main erect axes are robust and produce exogenously alternate-distichous branches of determinate growth of first order (Fig. 1D) every two segments, and rarely of second order (Fig. 1B & C). They are composed of 7-12 pericentral cells, ecorticated throughout (Fig. 1E-G), and sparsely branched at the base to abundantly branched above (Fig. 1B & L). Branches of erect axes have congenital fusions of the proximal parts of 1-1.5 segments with bearing axes of first order and second order (Fig. 1G-J). In young erect axes (Fig. 1K), laterals are formed by short segments and slightly curved in the direction of the main axes, and their apical cells are completely separated from the parental axis and not in congenital fusion. In older erect axes (Fig. 1G), segments are 101.39 ± 7.75 μm in length and 141.22 ± 8.05 μm in diameter, being 1.40 times broader than long (0.71 ± 0.06 in L / D) and in congenital fusion with laterals. Apical cells are prominent, (8.85 ± 1.51 μm) × (5.42 ± 0.72 μm) in size, transversely or oblique divided, and dome shaped. Vegetative trichoblasts and scar cells are absent. Rhizoids are scattered and ventrally produced, one to four per segment, from the distal end of pericentral cells of prostrate axes (Fig. 1L). They are cut off from the pericentral cells (Fig. 1M). Rhizoids are unicellular in younger stages but when mature they have multicellular terminations (Fig. 1N) and are 30.39 ± 7.18 μm in diameter and 328.70 ± 135.80 μm in length.

Fig. 1.

Vegetative structures of Pterosiphonia spinifera from Peru. (A) Habit of vegetative plant. (B & C) Erect axes showing simple laterals and laterals of the first order. (D) Apex of erect axes showing alternate-distichous branches of determinate growth. (E & F) Cross-section views of erect (E) and prostrate axes (F) showing 7-12 pericentral cells (p) from an axial cell (ax). (G) Erect axes showing congenital fusions of proximal parts with bearing axes in the branches. (H-J) Cross-section views of erect axes showing congenital fusions. (K) Apex showing laterals slightly curved in the direction of the main axes. (L) Rhizoid (r) scattered and ventrally produced that terminates in a multilobed tip. (M) Rhizoid (r) cut off (arrowhead) from pericentral cells(p). (N) Mature rhizoid (r) showing multicellular termination. Scale bars represent: A, 5 mm; B, 1 mm; C & D, 500 μm; E, F, H-J & N, 20 μm; G & L, 200 μm; K, 100 μm; M, 50 μm.

In female gametophytes (Fig. 2A & B), erect axes are densely branched in their upper parts. Procarps are formed laterally and subapically to the first order of determinate branches on the erect axes (Fig. 2C) and composed of a supporting cell bearing a 4-celled carpogonial branch and a basal sterile cell (Fig. 2D). Cystocarps are ovoid when mature (Fig. 2E), 282.01 ± 71.62 μm in height and 236.75 ± 51.21 μm in diameter. In tetrasporangial plants (Fig. 2F), tetrasporangia are tetrahedrally divided and (27.47 ± 8.85 μm) × (25.57 ± 3.52 μm) in size and formed in the determinate branches of second order erect axes (Fig. 2G). Tetrasporangial branches are swollen and linear (Fig. 2G). Development of tetrasporangia follows a straight arrangement (Fig. 2G). The fertile segments have 8-10 pericentral cells. The fertile pericentral cell is produced into a stalk cell, which develops into the tetrasporangium and two presporangial cover cells. One tetrasporangium is produced from a single segment and surrounded by one or two extra postsporangial cover cells (Fig. 2H). Male gametophytes were not found.

Fig. 2.

Reproductive structures of Pterosiphonia spinifera from Peru. (A & B) Female gametophyte bearing cystocarps. (C) Apex showing cystocarp (arrowhead) formed on adaxial side of alternate-distichous branches of the second order. tb, trichoblast. (D) Procarp with a 4-celled carpogonial branch (1-4, sequence cells of carpogonial branch) on supporting cell (su). st, sterile cell; tb, trichoblast. (E) Mature cystocarp showing ovoid shape. (F) Tetrasporangial plant. (G) Apex showing the arrangement of tetrasporangia (t) in a straight series on alternate-distichous branches of the second order. (H) Determinate branches showing tetrasporangia (t) surrounded by two presporangial cover cells (arrowheads) and one or two postsporangial cover cells (arrows). Scale bars represent: A, 1 mm; B, 500 μm; C & H, 20 μm; D, 10 μm; E, 50 μm; F, 2 mm; G, 100 μm.

Habitat. Plants grow in the intertidal zone, forming large and very robust tufts of 10 cm2. They are found from the northern to the southern coast of Peru and around Jeju Island in Korea in sheltered to wave-exposed areas, and attached to sand-covered rocks or as epiphytes on Corallina. Sometimes P. spinifera was found in association with P. dendroidea and Streblocladia camptoclada (Montagne) Falkenberg.

Molecular analysis. A 1,394-bp portion of the rbcL gene sequenced from seven species of Pterosiphonia was used in the analysis. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that Pterosiphonia spinifera was placed in the same clade with samples of P. arenosa from Korea and was clearly separated from P. pennata collected from Spain, France, and Brazil (Fig. 3). The sequence divergences between P. spinifera and P. arenosa and between P. pennata from Brazil and P. pennata from Europe were 0.2-0.4% and 0.5%, respectively.

Fig. 3.

Phylogenetic tree based on maximum likelihood analysis of rbcL sequences. Value above branches = maximum likelihood bootstrap (BS) values >50% and Bayesian posterior probabilities (BPP) >0.75. Bootstrap values lower than 50% and BPP values lower than 0.75 are indicated using hyphens (-). Values of BPP 1.00 or BS 100% are indicated by asterisks (*). KR, Korea; PE, Peru; ES, Spain; BR, Brazil; FR, France; ZA, South Africa; NZ, New Zealand; US, United States.

DISCUSSION

Our specimens from Peru and Korea correspond to the Pterosiphonia spinifera previously reported by Kützing (1843) and Ardré (1967). Kützing (1843) originally described Polysiphonia spinifera with the following features from Peru: pinnate branches, spine-like lateral branches, and 10 pericentral cells. Ardré (1967) added other detailed characters after observation of the type specimens: simple branches with some branches of second order, coalescence of almost two segments, and 10-12 pericentral cells. Although Kützing (1843) did not mention a specific area in Peru for the type locality, all our materials collected along the coastline of Peru appear identical to P. spinifera in Kützing’s original description and Ardré’s detailed morphology (Table 2).

Comparisons of morphological features among principal Pterosiphonia species from the Pacific Ocean

In the South American Pacific, Pterosiphonia pennata was reported from San Lorenzo Island and La Libertad, Peru, by Taylor (1947). After this record, P. pennata has been reported as a common species in South America including in Peru (e.g., Dawson et al. 1964, Ramírez and Santelices 1991, Hoffmann and Santelices 1997), because P. pennata has been recognized on the basis of general characters such as having an ecorticate thallus, erect axes with alternate-distichous branches, and 9-11 periaxial cells (Maggs and Hommersand 1993). Although P. pennata is similar to P. spinifera in these characters, P. pennata can be distinguished from P. spinifera by a spiral arrangement of tetrasporangia and the presence of trichoblasts (Maggs and Hommersand 1993, Díaz Tapia and Bárbara 2004, Kim et al. 2012). We did not collect any samples matching P. pennata along the coast of Peru. The reports of P. pennata from Peru seem to be misidentifications based on Pterosiphonia spinifera from the Peruvian coast (Table 2).

Pterosiphonia arenosa was characterized by the following features: 1) thalli composed of erect and prostrate axes of indeterminate growth, 2) ecorticate thalli, 3) 7-10 pericentral cells, 4) branches formed every two segments, 5) determinate branches borne in an alternate-distichous pattern, 6) 1-1.25 segments coalesced with main axis, 7) absence of trichoblasts, and 8) straight arrangement of tetrasporangia (Kim et al. 2012). P. arenosa was described based on materials known as P. pennata from Korea after comparison of P. arenosa with P. pennata samples from near the type locality (Kim et al. 2012). However, the characters of P. arenosa (Fig. 4A-Q) appear to be identical to those of P. spinifera (Table 2). In addition, our molecular phylogenetic analyses using rbcL gene sequences show that P. arenosa and P. spinifera are the same species with low sequence divergence (below 0.4%).

Fig. 4.

Vegetative and reproductive structures of Pterosiphonia arenosa from Korea. (A) Habit of the vegetative plant showing entangled prostrate axes and erect axes. (B & C) Erect axes showing simple laterals and laterals of the first order. (D & E) Cross-section views of apex (D) and erect axes (E) showing 7-9 pericentral cells. ax, axial cell; p, pericentral cell. (F) Erect axes showing congenital fusions of proximal parts with bearing axes in the branches. (G-I) Cross-section views of the erect axes labeled in (F) showing congenital fusions. (J) Apex showing laterals slightly curved in the direction of the main axes. (K) Rhizoid (r) scattered and produced from the distal end of pericentral cells. (L) Rhizoid (r) cutting off (arrowhead) from pericentral cells. (M) Cross-section view showing rhizoids (r) cutting off (arrowhead) from pericentral cells. (N) Tetrasporangial plant. (O) Apex showing the arrangement of tetrasporangia (t) in a straight series in alternate-distichous branches of the second order and determinate growth. (P) Determinate branches showing tetrasporangia (t) surrounded by two presporangial cover cells (arrowheads) and one postsporangial cover cell (arrow). (Q) Determinate branches showing tetrasporangia (t) surrounded by two presporangial cover cells (arrowhead) and two postsporangial cover cells (arrows). Scale bars represent: A & N, 5 mm; B, 1 mm; C, 500 μm; D & E, 10 μm; F & O, 50 μm; G- I, L, M, P & Q, 20 μm; J, 100 μm; K, 200 μm.

The absence of trichoblasts, the simple axes with first order branches, and the straight arrangement of the tetrasporangia may be used as important characters for identification of Pterosiphonia spinifera. Although trichoblasts have been shown to occur rarely, seasonally, or only in connection with sexual reproductive structures in some polysiphonous genera (Hollenberg 1942), the occurrence of trichoblasts in the vegetative structures of Pterosiphonia has been shown to have taxonomic value in delimiting species (Maggs and Hommersand 1993, Uwai and Masuda 1999). The lack of vegetative trichoblasts distinguishes P. spinifera from P. pennata. The alternatedistichous branching pattern is common in all species of Pterosiphonia. This branching pattern has branches of first to third orders and it has shown consistency (Ardré 1967). The simple axes with first order branches in P. spinifera distinguish it from other species with second or third order branches (e.g., P. dendroidea) (Dawson et al. 1964). The arrangement of the tetrasporangia has been considered a consistent character for recognizing species in Pterosiphonia (Maggs and Hommersand 1993, Uwai and Masuda 1999). Most Pterosiphonia species, including P. spinifera, have a straight arrangement of tetrasporangia, except P. pennata, which has a spiral arrangement of tetrasporangia (Díaz Tapia and Bárbara 2004).

In conclusion, Pterosiphonia spinifera from Peru was identical to P. arenosa from Korea in morphology, while it was clearly distinguished from P. pennata in Europe (Table 2). There was no evidence to consider P. arenosa and P. spinifera as different entities after our morphological comparisons. In addition, our phylogenetic analysis of rbcL confirms the similarities between P. spinifera and P. arenosa. Thus, P. arenosa should be synonymized with P. spinifera on the basis of the principle of priority (Article 11, International Code of Botanical Nomenclature). Our study confirms the wide occurrence of P. spinifera in the western and eastern Pacific Ocean. In addition, although Pterosiphonia spinifera has been reported in Brazil by Yoneshigue and Villaça (1986), our phylogenetic analysis reveals that P. spinifera reported in Brazil should be referred to P. pennata.

Acknowledgements

We thank Dr. Mutue Toyota Fujii for providing samples of P. pennata from Brazil. This research was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (20150634); the National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR) funded by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the Republic of Korea (NIBR No. 2015-01-204); and by Marine Biotechnology Program grants (PJT200519 and PJT200669) funded by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of Korea to Tae Oh Cho.

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Fig. 1.

Vegetative structures of Pterosiphonia spinifera from Peru. (A) Habit of vegetative plant. (B & C) Erect axes showing simple laterals and laterals of the first order. (D) Apex of erect axes showing alternate-distichous branches of determinate growth. (E & F) Cross-section views of erect (E) and prostrate axes (F) showing 7-12 pericentral cells (p) from an axial cell (ax). (G) Erect axes showing congenital fusions of proximal parts with bearing axes in the branches. (H-J) Cross-section views of erect axes showing congenital fusions. (K) Apex showing laterals slightly curved in the direction of the main axes. (L) Rhizoid (r) scattered and ventrally produced that terminates in a multilobed tip. (M) Rhizoid (r) cut off (arrowhead) from pericentral cells(p). (N) Mature rhizoid (r) showing multicellular termination. Scale bars represent: A, 5 mm; B, 1 mm; C & D, 500 μm; E, F, H-J & N, 20 μm; G & L, 200 μm; K, 100 μm; M, 50 μm.

Fig. 2.

Reproductive structures of Pterosiphonia spinifera from Peru. (A & B) Female gametophyte bearing cystocarps. (C) Apex showing cystocarp (arrowhead) formed on adaxial side of alternate-distichous branches of the second order. tb, trichoblast. (D) Procarp with a 4-celled carpogonial branch (1-4, sequence cells of carpogonial branch) on supporting cell (su). st, sterile cell; tb, trichoblast. (E) Mature cystocarp showing ovoid shape. (F) Tetrasporangial plant. (G) Apex showing the arrangement of tetrasporangia (t) in a straight series on alternate-distichous branches of the second order. (H) Determinate branches showing tetrasporangia (t) surrounded by two presporangial cover cells (arrowheads) and one or two postsporangial cover cells (arrows). Scale bars represent: A, 1 mm; B, 500 μm; C & H, 20 μm; D, 10 μm; E, 50 μm; F, 2 mm; G, 100 μm.

Fig. 3.

Phylogenetic tree based on maximum likelihood analysis of rbcL sequences. Value above branches = maximum likelihood bootstrap (BS) values >50% and Bayesian posterior probabilities (BPP) >0.75. Bootstrap values lower than 50% and BPP values lower than 0.75 are indicated using hyphens (-). Values of BPP 1.00 or BS 100% are indicated by asterisks (*). KR, Korea; PE, Peru; ES, Spain; BR, Brazil; FR, France; ZA, South Africa; NZ, New Zealand; US, United States.

Fig. 4.

Vegetative and reproductive structures of Pterosiphonia arenosa from Korea. (A) Habit of the vegetative plant showing entangled prostrate axes and erect axes. (B & C) Erect axes showing simple laterals and laterals of the first order. (D & E) Cross-section views of apex (D) and erect axes (E) showing 7-9 pericentral cells. ax, axial cell; p, pericentral cell. (F) Erect axes showing congenital fusions of proximal parts with bearing axes in the branches. (G-I) Cross-section views of the erect axes labeled in (F) showing congenital fusions. (J) Apex showing laterals slightly curved in the direction of the main axes. (K) Rhizoid (r) scattered and produced from the distal end of pericentral cells. (L) Rhizoid (r) cutting off (arrowhead) from pericentral cells. (M) Cross-section view showing rhizoids (r) cutting off (arrowhead) from pericentral cells. (N) Tetrasporangial plant. (O) Apex showing the arrangement of tetrasporangia (t) in a straight series in alternate-distichous branches of the second order and determinate growth. (P) Determinate branches showing tetrasporangia (t) surrounded by two presporangial cover cells (arrowheads) and one postsporangial cover cell (arrow). (Q) Determinate branches showing tetrasporangia (t) surrounded by two presporangial cover cells (arrowhead) and two postsporangial cover cells (arrows). Scale bars represent: A & N, 5 mm; B, 1 mm; C, 500 μm; D & E, 10 μm; F & O, 50 μm; G- I, L, M, P & Q, 20 μm; J, 100 μm; K, 200 μm.

Table 1.

List of samples of Pterosiphonia analyzed in this study

Species Code (Voucher No.) Locality Reference Date rbcL
Pterosiphonia ardreana Maggs et Hommersand 21372 Lourido, A Coruña, Spain Kim et al. (2012) Jul 14, 2008 JX857427
P. ardreana 21373 San Román, Lugo, Spain Kim et al. (2012) Jul 16, 2008 JX857428
"P. arenosa" CUK9780 Gwakji, Aewoleup, Jeju, Korea This study Apr 28, 2013 KU252568a
"P. arenosa" CUK12235 Gwakji, Aewoleup, Jeju, Korea This study May 30, 2014 KU252584a
"P. arenosa" CUK14857 Woljeongri, Gujwaeup, Jeju, Korea This study May 7, 2015 KU252581a
"P. arenosa" M3_10 Hyeopjae, Jeju, Korea Kim et al. (2012) Apr 18, 2007 JX857412
"P. arenosa" S105 Geumneung, Jeju, Korea Kim et al. (2012) Jan 15, 2010 JX857413
"P. arenosa" 12pte01 Gimnyeong, Jeju, Korea Kim et al. (2012) Jan 21, 2012 JX857414
"P. arenosa" PT01 Geumneung, Jeju, Korea Kim et al. (2012) Mar 7, 2011 JX857415
"P. arenosa" PT03 Geumneung, Jeju, Korea Kim et al. (2012) Apr 4, 2011 JX857416
"P. arenosa" PT04 Hyeopjae, Jeju, Korea Kim et al. (2012) May 3, 2011 JX857417
"P. arenosa" PT05 Hyeopjae, Jeju, Korea Kim et al. (2012) May 3, 2011 JX857418
"P. arenosa" PT06 Gimnyeong, Jeju, Korea Kim et al. (2012) Dec 27, 2011 JX857419
"P. arenosa" PT07 Gimnyeong, Jeju, Korea Kim et al. (2012) Jan 21, 2012 JX857420
"P. arenosa" PT08 Jongdal, Jeju, Korea Kim et al. (2012) Feb 4, 2012 JX857421
"P. arenosa" PT011 Gosung, Jeju, Korea Kim et al. (2012) Mar 23, 2012 JX857422
"P. arenosa" PT012 Gimnyeong, Jeju, Korea Kim et al. (2012) Apr 4, 2012 JX857423
P. cloiophylla P2024 Kommetjie, South Africa Kim et al. (2012) Feb 18, 2006 GQ867081
P. cloiophylla P2023 Kommetjie, South Africa Kim et al. (2012) Feb 20, 2006 GQ867080
P. complanata (Clemente) Falkenberg 21624 Cambre, Malpica, A Coruña, Spain Kim et al. (2012) Jan 12, 2009 JF967667
P. complanata 21625 San Román, Lugo, Spain Kim et al. (2012) Jan 10, 2009 JF967667
P. dendroidea CUK6615 Yacila, Paita, Peru This study Sep 2, 2008 KU252575a
P. dendroidea CUK8268 Lagunillas, Pisco, Peru This study Jul 7, 2012 KU252573a
P. dendroidea CUK15435 Yacila, Paita, Peru This study Feb 14, 2012 KU252580a
P. dendroidea CUK15436 Yacila, Paita, Peru This study Feb 14, 2012 KU252579a
P. pennata IBT0242 Praia Domingas Dias, Ubatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil This study Sep 4, 2009 KU252567a
P. pennata IBT0456 Praia de Cambriú, Ihla do Cardoso, Cananéia, Sao Paulo, Brazil This study Aug 30, 2008 KU252566a
P. pennata P732 Ártabra, A Coruña, Spain Kim et al. (2012) Jun 6, 2008 JX857426
P. pennata 20940 Ensenada de Chanteiro, A Coruña, Spain Kim et al. (2012) Sep 17, 2005 JX857424
P. pennata 19607 La Franca, Asturias, Spain Kim et al. (2012) Oct 6, 2006 JX857425
P. pennata CH816 Pontevedra, Ria de Vigo, Spain Bárbara et al. (2013) - JX828154
P. pennata CH977 Playa de Ber, A Coruña, Spain Bárbara et al. (2013) - JX828155
P. pennata CH1308 Baixo Alentejo, Almograve, Portugal Bárbara et al. (2013) - JX828156
P. spinifera CUK6529 Lagunillas, Pisco, Peru This study Aug 27, 2008 KU252578a
P. spinifera CUK6553 Punta Hermosa, Lima, Peru This study Aug 30, 2008 KU252577a
P. spinifera CUK6570 Pucusana, Lima, Peru This study Aug 30, 2008 KU252576a
P. spinifera CUK8236 Eten Port, Chiclayo, Peru This study Jul 3, 2012 KU252574a
P. spinifera CUK8269 Lagunillas, Pisco, Peru This study Jul 5, 2012 KU252572a
P. spinifera CUK8293 Mendieta, Pisco, Peru This study Jul 5, 2012 KU252571a
P. spinifera CUK8320 Hueco de la Zorra, Pisco, Peru This study Jul 5, 2012 KU252570a
P. spinifera CUK8403 Barranco, Lima, Peru This study Jul 6, 2012 KU252569a
P. stangeri CUK14386 Hout Bay Harbour, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa This study Apr 8, 2015 KU252583a
P. stangeri CUK14394 Hout Bay Harbour, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa This study Apr 8, 2015 KU252582a
Herposphonia sp. NC-1 ICW, Pender Co., NC, USA Mamoozadeh and Freshwater (2011) May 9, 1999 GU385834
Lophosiphonia sp. NZ04-133 Curio Bay, South Island, New Zealand Mamoozadeh and Freshwater (2011) Jul 7, 2005 GU385835
a

Sequences generated in this study.

Table 2.

Comparisons of morphological features among principal Pterosiphonia species from the Pacific Ocean

Species P. spinifera "P. arenosa" from Korea "P. pennata" from Peru P. baileyi (Harvey) Falken- berg P. bipinnata (Postels et Ruprecht) Falkenberg P. dendroidea P. disticha Levring P. farlowii G. J. Hollenberg P. paucicorticata E. Y. Dawson P. pennata P. pusilla Levring P. tanakae S. Uwai et M. Masuda
Height (cm) 1.9-5.9 3-7 2 8-25 6-25 1-6 2.5 2-3 2-4 1-3 1.5-2 2-7
L / D prostrate axes 0.54-0.9 0.77-1.25 1 - - - - 1 - 0.6-1 - 1.81
L / D erect axes 0.65-0.77 0.47-0.55 1 - - - - 1 - 0.4-0.5 - 1.81
Pericentral cells number 10-12 7-10 8-12 12-14 11-12 8-12 4 10-12 8 - 9 8-11 4 7-10
Congenital fusion 1-1.5 1-1.25 - - - - - - - 1.5-2.5 - 1.5-2.5
Branching orders First order and rarely of second order First order and rarely of second order First order and rarely of second order Third order Third order Second and third order Second and third order Third order - First order and rarely of second order - Second and third order
Intervals of branching 2 2 2 - 3 2 - 2 - 3 2 -
Cortication Absent Absent Absent Present Absent Absent Present Absent Present Absent Present Present
Vegetative trichoblast Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent - - Absent Present - Present
Rhizoids Cut off Cut off Cut off - Cut off Cut off - - - Cut off - -
Rhizoids tips Multicellular Multicellular Multicellular - - Multicellular - - Multicellular Multicellular - Multicellular
Tetrasporangia arrangement Straight Straight - Straight Straight Straight - - - Spiral - Straight
Reference Kützing (1843), Ardré (1967), this study Kim et al. (2012), this study Dawson et al. (1964) Abbott and Hollenberg (1976) Abbott and Hollenberg (1976) Howe (1914), Hoffman and Santelices (1997) Levring (1941) Abbott and Hollenberg (1976) Dawson (1963) Maggs and Hommersand (1993), Diaz Tapia and Bárbara (2004), this study Levring (1941) Uwai and Masuda (1999)

L / D, length / diameter.