@article{fdi:010037853, title = {{M}olecular and morphological relationships between two closely related species, {T}urbinaria ornata and {T}-conoides ({S}argassaceae, {P}haeophyceae)}, author = {{R}ohfritsch, {A}. and {P}ayri, {C}laude and {S}tiger, {V}. and {B}onhomme, {F}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}e employed four markers (two chloroplastic, one mitochondrial and one nuclear) to investigate whether {T}urbinaria ornata and {T}urbinaria conoides, two morphologically similar brown algae, are distinct species. {T}he molecular data revealed reciprocal monophyly, thus confirming the two algae as discrete species. {N}evertheless, taxonomical ambiguities remain. {T}. conoides is more morphologically variable than {T}. ornata. {W}e identified an atypical {T}. conoides morphotype whose blade possesses intramarginal teeth, a morphological characteristic of the {T}. ornata group that is normally absent within {T}. conoides. {T}he molecular data indicate, nonetheless, that this morphotype belongs genetically to the {T}. conoides group. {T}hus, the results cast doubt upon the validity of using intramarginal teeth for species diagnosis.}, keywords = {elongation factor ; intergenic mitochondrial region ; {ITS} ; {R}ubisco ; sister species ; {T}urbinaria}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{B}iochemical {S}ystematics and {E}cology}, volume = {35}, numero = {2}, pages = {91--98}, ISSN = {0305-1978}, year = {2007}, DOI = {10.1016/j.bse.2006.09.002}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010037853}, }