DNA Barcoding of a new record of epi-endophytic green algaeUlvellaleptochaete(Ulvellaceae, Chlorophyta) in India

dc.contributor.authorBast, Felix
dc.contributor.authorBhushan, Satej
dc.contributor.authorJohn, Aijaz Ahmad
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-29T10:37:23Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-13T11:02:36Z
dc.date.available2019-04-29T10:37:23Z
dc.date.available2024-08-13T11:02:36Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractEpi-endophytic green algae comprise one of the most diverse and phylogenetically primitive groups of green algae and are considered to be ubiquitous in the world's oceans; however, no reports of these algae exist from India. Here we report the serendipitous discovery of Ulvella growing on intertidal green algae Cladophora glomerata and benthic red algae Laurencia obtusa collected from India. DNA barcodes at nuclear ribosomal DNA Internal Transcriber Spacer (nrDNA ITS) 1 and 2 regions for Indian isolates from the west and east coasts have been generated for the first time. Based on morphology and DNA barcoding, isolates were identified as Ulvella leptochaete. Phylogenetic reconstruction of concatenated dataset using Maximum Likelihood method differentiated Indian isolates from other accessions of this alga available in Genbank, albeit with low bootstrap support. Monophyly of Ulvella leptochaete was obvious in both of our phylogenetic analyses. With this first report of epi-endophytic algae from Indian territorial waters, the dire need to catalogue its cryptic diversity is highlighted and avenues of future research are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBast F, Bhushan S and John AA 2014 DNA barcoding of a new record of epi-endophytic green algae Ulvella leptochaete (Ulvellaceae, Chlorophyta) in India. J. Biosci. 39 711�716] DOI 10.1007/s12038-014-9459-3en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12038-014-9459-3
dc.identifier.issnPrint-0250-5991
dc.identifier.issnOnline- 0973-7138
dc.identifier.urihttps://kr.cup.edu.in/handle/32116/2339
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.ias.ac.in/describe/article/jbsc/039/04/0711-0716
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIndian Academy of Scienceen_US
dc.titleDNA Barcoding of a new record of epi-endophytic green algaeUlvellaleptochaete(Ulvellaceae, Chlorophyta) in Indiaen_US
dc.title.journalJournal of Biosciencesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.type.accesstypeOpen Accessen_US

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