Lobophora (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) from the western Indian Ocean: diversity and biogeography
Lobophora (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) from the western Indian Ocean: diversity and biogeography
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西印度洋的叶藻(网状藻目、褐藻纲):多样性和生物地理学
DOI:
10.1016/j.sajb.2021.06.015
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
De Clerck Olivier
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作者:
Vieira Christophe;Rasoamanendrika Faravavy A.;Zubia Mayalen;Bolton John J.;Anderson Robert J.;Engelen Aschwin H.;D'hondt Sofie;Leliaert Frederik;Payri Claude;Kawai Hiroshi;De Clerck Olivier
The brown algal genusLobophora(Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) is an important ecological component of tropical marine systems. Although still scantily sampled, 35 species ofLobophorawere discovered previously from the western Indian Ocean. This study updates previous diversity estimates by incorporating recent collections from Madagascar, Mozambique, and the Red Sea, considerably improving our knowledge ofLobophoradiversity and biogeography in this region. Eight additional species are identified from the western Indian Ocean, raising the total number ofLobophoraspecies to 43. Fifteen species are new to science and described herein. Withca. 40% of the global diversity, the western Indian Ocean is second only to the Central Indo-Pacific. Of the species identified to date, 29 appear to be restricted to the western Indian Ocean, three are shared with the Atlantic (four includingL. lessepsianaintroduced to the western Mediterranean Sea) and 12 have a wider distribution in the Indo-Pacific. The western Indian Ocean supports a high diversity withca. 67% of itsLobophorarestricted to this region, which is comparable to the Central Indo-Pacific (62%) and the Caribbean (61%). The presence of several putative endemic species in the western Indian Ocean islands and the Red Sea illustrates that these provinces played an important role inLobophoraspecies diversification within the western Indian Ocean by producing locally new species. The small number of species shared between the western Indo-Pacific and Atlantic indicates that this oceanic boundary – associated with the temperate Agulhas marine province, and the Benguela current and upwelling – acts as an effective dispersal barrier.