The Hawaiian Rhodophyta Biodiversity Survey (2006-2010): a summary of principal findings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Hawaiian red algal flora is diverse, isolated, and well studied from a morphological and anatomical perspective, making it an excellent candidate for assessment using a combination of traditional taxonomic and molecular approaches. Acquiring and making these biodiversity data freely available in a timely manner ensures that other researchers can incorporate these baseline findings into phylogeographic studies of Hawaiian red algae or red algae found in other locations.

Results

A total of 1,946 accessions are represented in the collections from 305 different geographical locations in the Hawaiian archipelago. These accessions represent 24 orders, 49 families, 152 genera and 252 species/subspecific taxa of red algae. One order of red algae (the Rhodachlyales) wa

SUBMITTER: Sherwood AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3012605 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature