@article{fdi:010058237, title = {{D}iversity of {H}alimeda ({B}ryopsidales, {C}hlorophyta) in {N}ew {C}aledonia : a combined morphological and molecular study}, author = {{D}ijoux, {L}aury and {V}erbruggen, {H}. and {M}attio, {L}. and {D}uong, {N}athalie and {P}ayri, {C}laude}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{H}alimeda is a genus of calcified and segmented green macroalgae in the order {B}ryopsidales. {I}n {N}ew {C}aledonia, the genus is abundant and represents an important part of the reef flora. {P}revious studies recorded 19 species that were identified using morphological criteria. {T}he aim of this work was to reassess the diversity of the genus in {N}ew {C}aledonia using morpho-anatomical examinations and molecular analyses of the plastid tuf{A} and rbc{L} genes. {O}ur results suggest the occurrence of 22 species. {T}hree of these are reported for the first time from {N}ew {C}aledonia: {H}alimeda kanaloana, {H}. xishaensis, and an entity resembling {H}. stuposa. {DNA} analyses revealed that the species {H}. fragilis exhibits cryptic or pseudocryptic diversity in {N}ew {C}aledonia. {W}e also show less conclusive evidence for cryptic species within {H}. taenicola}, keywords = {biodiversity ; coral reefs ; {H}alimeda ; {N}ew {C}aledonia ; rbc{L} ; taxonomic ; revision ; tuf{A} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {P}hycology}, volume = {48}, numero = {6}, pages = {1465--1481}, ISSN = {0022-3646}, year = {2012}, DOI = {10.1111/jpy.12002}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010058237}, }