Grateloupia tenuis Wang et Luan sp. nov. (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta): A New Species from South China Sea Based on Morphological Observation and rbcL Gene Sequences Analysis

Table 1

List of species for rbcL sequences analysis, collection data, and accession numbers in GenBank.

Species	Collection data (location, site, and reference)	GenBank accession numbers
Grateloupia tenuis Wang et Luan	Lingshui, Hainan Province, China (LNU20092087)	KC918541
Grateloupia tenuis Wang et Luan	Lingshui, Hainan Province, China (LNU20092088)	KC918542
Grateloupia tenuis Wang et Luan	Lingshui, Hainan Province, China (LNU20092089)	KC918543
Grateloupia tenuis Wang et Luan	Lingshui, Hainan Province, China (LNU20092090)	KC918544
G.  catenata Yendo	Shimiao, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China (Wang et al., 2000) [1]	AB038617
G.  ramosissima Okamura	Ho Ping Island, Keel Nug, Taiwan Province, China (Gavio and Fredericq, 2002) [4]	AF488810
G.  filicina (Lamouroux) C. Agardh	Livorno, Italy (Wang et al., 2000) [1]	AB055472
G.  orientalis Lin et Liang	Linyuan, southwestern Taiwan Province, China (Lin et al., 2008) [9]	EU292744
G.  filiformis Kutzing	Marataizes, Espiritu Santu, Brazil (Gavio and Fredericq, 2002) [4]	AF488822
G.  carnosa Yamada et Segawa	Oryuzako, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan (Wang et al., 2000) [1]	AB038608
G.  stipitata J. Agardh	Lee Bay, Stewart Island, New Zealand (Gavio and Fredericq, 2002) [4]	AF488816
G.  acuminata Holmes	Katase, Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan (Kawaguchi et al, 2001) [3]	AB055480
G.  americana Kawaguchi et Wang	Pigeon Point, San Matio County, California, USA (De Clerck et al., 2005) [7]	AY772037
G.  asiatica Kawaguchi et Wang	Qingdao, Shandong Province, China (Kawaguchi et al., 2001) [3]	AB055488
G.  livida (Harvey) Yamada	Izu-misaki, Miyake Island, Tokyo, Japan (Wang et al., 2000) [1]	AB038610
G.  patens (Okamura) Kawaguchi et Wang	Oohara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan (Wang et al., 2001) [2]	AB061392
G.  divaricata Okamura	Oshoro, Hokkaido, Japan; (Wang et al., 2000) [1]	AB038609
G.  schmitziana (Okamura) Kawaguchi et Wang	Shichirigahama, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan (Wang et al., 2000) [1]	AB061398
G.  lanceolata (Okamura) Kawaguchi	Shikanoshima, Fukuoka, Japan (Kawaguchi et al., 2001) [3]	AB055477
G.  elliptica Homles	Goshikinohama, Usa, Tosa, Kochi Prefecture, Japan (Kawaguchi et al., 2001) [3]	AB055476
G.  kurogii Kawaguchi	Saikai-bashi, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan (Wang et al., 2001) [2]	AB038606
G.  phuquocensis Tanaka et Pham-Hoang	Kaalawai, Oahu, Hawaii (De Clerck et al., 2005) [6]	AY772022
G.  sparsa (Okamura) Chiang	Oohara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan (Wang et al., 2000) [1]	AB055473
G.  imbricata Holmes	Tsuyazaki, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan (Wang et al., 2000) [1]	AB038607
G.  longifolia Kylin	Yzerfonteyn, Western Cape Province, South Africa (De Clerck et al., 2005) [6]	AY772023
G.  belangeri (Bory de Saint-Vincent) Setchell et Gardner	Platboom, Western Cape Province (De Clerck et al., 2005) [6]	AY772027
G.  angusta (Okamura) Kawaguchi et Wang	Miyanoura, Hirado Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan (Wang et al., 2001) [2]	AB061380
G.  capensis De Clerck	South Africa (De Clerck et al., 2005) [6]	AJ868465
G.  somalensis Hauck	Plage de Monseigneur, Fort Dauphin, Madagascar (De Clerck et al., 2005) [7]	AY772021
G. taiwanensis Lin et Liang	Northeastern and southern Taiwan (Lin et al., 2008) [9]	EU292742
G.  subpectinata Holmes	Irago-misaki, Atsumi, Aichi, Japan (Faye et al., 2004) [5]	AB114213
G.  turuturu  Yamada	Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan, South Africa (Wang et al., 2000) [1]	AB038611
Halymenia  durvillei Bory	Beruwela, Sri Lanka (De Clerck et al. 2005) [6]	AY772020
Halymenia  floresia (Clemente) C. Agardh	Pulau Rebak Besar, Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia (Wang et al., 2000) [1]	AB038603
Polyopes constrictus (Turner) J. Agardh	Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia (Kawaguchi et al., 2001) [3]	AB055468
Polyopes lancifolius (Harvey) Kawaguichi et Wang	Inoshiri, Usa, Tosa, Kochi, Japan (Kawaguchi et al., 2002) [17]	AB084543
Gelidiella  ligulata Dawson	Miyake Island, Tokyo, Japan (Shimada et al., 1998) [18]	AB017678
Gracilaria tenuistipitata Chang et Xia	Viet Nam (Gurgel et al., 2008) [19]	EU380718