RT Journal Article
T1 Taxonomic reassessment of Polysiphonia foetidissima (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) and similar species, including P. schneideri, a newly introduced species in Europe
A1 Díaz Tapia, Pilar
A1 Kim, M. S.
A1 Secilla, Antonio
A1 Bárbara, Ignacio
A1 Cremades, Javier
K1 Alien species
K1 Biogeography
K1 Distribution
K1 Molecular phylogeny
K1 Morphology
K1 Polysiphonia
K1 Polysiphonia foetidissima
K1 Polysiphonia schneideri
K1 RbcL
K1 Red algae
K1 Taxonomy
AB Morphological and molecular studies were carried out on two Polysiphonia with 6–9 pericentral cells from the Atlantic Iberian Peninsula. A detailed description is provided for P. foetidissima, a poorly known species originally described from the UK that is widespread and abundant in the Iberian Peninsula. Polysiphonia schneideri, originally described from Atlantic U.S.A. and Bermuda, is reported for the first time in Europe (Southern Spain). It was collected attached to man-made structures such as floating docks and artificial substrata for aquaculture and is believed to be a newly introduced species in Europe. In addition, the taxonomy of seven morphologically similar Polysiphonia was reassessed. A comparative study of type materials showed that the Mediterranean P. stuposa is morphologically different from its alleged synonym P. foetidissima. Instead, molecular and morphological evidence showed that P. foetidissima is a synonym of the widely reported (Atlantic and Pacific) P. tepida. Polysiphonia foetidissima was also shown to differ from P. brodiei, P. exilis, P. isogona and P. schneideri.
PB Taylor & Francis
SN 0967-0262
YR 2013
FD 2013-10-10
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/39142
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/39142
LA eng
NO Diaz-Tapia, P., Sook Kim, M., Secilla, A., Barbara, I., & Cremades, J. (2013). Taxonomic reassessment of Polysiphonia foetidissima (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) and similar species, including P. schneideri, a newly introduced species in Europe. European Journal of Phycology, 48(4), 345-362.
NO Xunta de Galicia
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
NO National Research Foundation of Korea
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026