Durvillaea amatheiae

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Durvillaea amatheiae
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Gyrista
Subphylum: Ochrophytina
Class: Phaeophyceae
Order: Fucales
Family: Durvillaeaceae
Genus: Durvillaea
Species:
D. amatheiae
Binomial name
Durvillaea amatheiae
X.A. Weber, G.J. Edgar, S.C. Banks, J.M. Waters & C.I. Fraser, 2017 [1]

Durvillaea amatheiae is a large, robust species of southern bull kelp found in Australia. [1]

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Description

The species can be confused with Durvillaea potatorum , which has an overlapping geographic distribution. [1] [2] D. potatorum has a shorter, wider stipe with more limited lateral blade development, whereas D. amatheiae has a shorter, narrow stipe and typically prolific lateral blade development. [1] [2]

Distribution

Durvillaea amatheiae is endemic to southeast Australia. [1] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Weber, Xénia A.; Edgar, Graham J.; Banks, Sam C.; Waters, Jonathan M.; Fraser, Ceridwen I. (2017). "Morphological and phylogenetic investigation into divergence among sympatric Australian southern bull kelps (Durvillaea potatorum and D. amatheiae sp. nov.)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 107: 630–643. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.027. PMID   28017856.
  2. 1 2 3 Fraser, Ceridwen I.; Velásquez, Marcel; Nelson, Wendy A.; Macaya, Erasmo C.A.; Hay, Cameron (2019). "The biogeographic importance of buoyancy in macroalgae: a case study of the southern bull‐kelp genus Durvillaea (Phaeophyceae), including descriptions of two new species". Journal of Phycology. 56 (1): 23–36. doi: 10.1111/jpy.12939 . PMID   31642057.
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