Current status of freshwater red algal diversity (Rhodophyta) of the African continent including description of new taxa (Batrachospermales)

AL Szinte, JC Taylor, AT Abosede, ML Vis - Phycologia, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Freshwater red algae have been collected on the African continent since the early 1800s.
However, the collections have been sparse and geographically restricted. The present study …

Catalogue of Croatian Freshwater Rhodophytes

N Koletić, A Alegro, A Rimac, N Vuković… - Phytotaxa, 2020 - phytotaxa.mapress.com
This paper summarises all available data on the flora of freshwater rhodophytes in Croatia,
comprising 18 species from 13 genera—Audouinella, Bangia, Batrachospermum …

Subphylum Eurhodophytina, Class Florideophyceae, Subclass Nemaliophycidae, Orders Acrochaetiales, Balbianiales, and Thoreales

ML Vis, O Necchi Jr - Freshwater Red Algae: Phylogeny, Taxonomy and …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The orders Balbianiales and Thoreales of the subclass Nemaliophycidae are
composed of exclusively freshwater members, whereas the Acrochaetiales have marine or …

Affinities of four freshwater putative “Chantransia” stages (Rhodophyta) in Southern China from molecular and morphological data

JF Han, FR Nan, J Feng, JP Lv, Q Liu, XD Liu, SL Xie - Phytotaxa, 2020 - biotaxa.org
Four putative “Chantransia” isolates were collected from four locations in Hubei and Yunnan
Provinces, China. Morphological analyses were conducted on all isolates. Two specimens …

Sheathia matouensis (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta), a new freshwater red algal species from North China

JF Han, FR Nan, J Feng, JP Lv, Q Liu, XD Liu, SL Xie - Phytotaxa, 2019 - biotaxa.org
A new species of freshwater red alga, Sheathia matouensis, is described and illustrated
based on material collected in spring water from the Hongdong region of Shanxi province …

Hidden introductions of freshwater red algae via the aquarium trade exposed by DNA barcodes

SH Zhan, TY Hsieh, LW Yeh, TC Kuo… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The global aquarium trade can introduce non‐native invasive freshwater organisms, which
can impact local aquatic ecosystems and their biodiversity. It is unassessed whether the …

Affinities of freshwater “Chantransia” stage algae (Rhodophyta) from China based on molecular and morphological analyses

J Han, F Nan, J Feng, J Lü, Q Liu, X Liu… - Journal of Oceanology and …, 2021 - Springer
Twelve putative “Chantransia” isolates were collected from six locations across Hubei,
Shanxi, Guizhou, and Henan Provinces in China. Their morphological characters were …

Phylogenetic, evolutionary, and biogeographic origin of the genus Sheathia (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta)

J Han, F Nan, J Feng, J Lü, Q Liu, X Liu… - Journal of Oceanology and …, 2022 - Springer
The genus Sheathia consists of over 20 species primarily distributed in Asia, Europe,
Oceania, North America, and Africa. However, the origin and evolution of this genus remain …

Phylogeny and morphology of Nemalionopsis shawii (Thoreales, Rhodophyta), a new generic record from mainland China

FR Nan, JF Han, J Feng, JP Lv, Q Liu… - Phycological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The freshwater red alga Nemalionopsis shawii Skuja is first reported for mainland China
from specimens collected in Guangdong and Yunnan Province. Morphological observations …

[HTML][HTML]  Thoreabaiyunensis sp. nov.(Thoreales, Rhodophyta) and T. okadae, a new record from China

J Han, F Nan, J Feng, J Lv, Q Liu, X Liu, S Xie - PhytoKeys, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 Abstract The freshwater red algal order Thoreales has a triphasic life history, of which the
“Chantransia” phase is a small filamentous sporophyte. The “Chantransia” stage is difficult to …