Large scale diversity reassessment, evolutionary history, and taxonomic revision of the green macroalgae family Udoteaceae (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta)

Type Article
Date 2022-01
Language English
Author(s) Lagourgue LauraORCID1, 2, Payri Claude E.2
Affiliation(s) 1 : Sorbonne Universités UPMC Univ Paris 06, IFD, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
2 : UMR ENTROPIE (IRD, UR, UNC, CNRS, IFREMER), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, B.P. A5 Nouméa Cedex Nouvelle‐Calédonie 98848, France
Source Journal Of Systematics And Evolution (1674-4918) (Wiley), 2022-01 , Vol. 60 , N. 1 , P. 101-127
DOI 10.1111/jse.12716
WOS© Times Cited 6
Keyword(s) Chlorophyta, macroalgae, phylogeny, species delimitation, trait evolution
Abstract

Udoteaceae is a morphologically diverse family of the order Bryopsidales. Despite being very widespread geographically, this family is little known compared to the closely related Halimedaceae or Caulerpaceae. Using the most extensive Udoteaceae collection to date and a multilocus genetic dataset (tufA, rbcL and 18S rDNA), we reassessed the species diversity of the family, as well as the phylogenetic relationships, the diagnostic morpho‐anatomical characters and evolutionary history of its genera, toward a proposed taxonomic revision. Our approach included a combination of molecular and morphological criteria, including species delimitation methods, phylogenetic reconstruction and mapping of trait evolution. We successfully delimited 62 species hypotheses, of which 29 were assigned (existing) species names and 13 represent putative new species. Our results also led us to revise the genera Udotea s.s., Rhipidosiphon s.s. and Chlorodesmis s.s., to validate the genus Rhipidodesmis and to propose three new genera: Glaukea gen. nov., Ventalia gen. nov., and Udoteopsis gen. nov. We also identified two large species complexes, which we refer to as the “Penicillus‐Rhipidosiphon‐Rhipocephalus‐Udotea complex” and the “Poropsis‐Penicillus‐Rhipidodesmis complex”. Using a time‐calibrated phylogeny, we estimated the origin of the family Udoteaceae at Late Triassic (ca 216 Ma), whereas most of the genera originated during Paleogene. Our morphological inference results indicated that the thallus of the Udoteaceae ancestor was likely entirely corticated and calcified, composed of a creeping axis with a multisiphonous stipe and a pluristromatic flabellate frond. The frond shape, cortication and calcification are still symplesiomorphies for most extant Udoteaceae genera and represent useful diagnostic characters.

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Lagourgue Laura, Payri Claude E. (2022). Large scale diversity reassessment, evolutionary history, and taxonomic revision of the green macroalgae family Udoteaceae (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta). Journal Of Systematics And Evolution, 60(1), 101-127. Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12716 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00665/77719/