@article{fdi:010090188,
  title = {{M}arine flora of {F}rench {P}olynesia : an updated list using {DNA} barcoding and traditional approaches},
  author = {{V}ieira, {C}. and {K}im, {M}. {S}. and {N}'{Y}eurt, {A}. {D}. and {P}ayri, {C}laude and {D}'{H}ondt, {S}. and {D}e {C}lerck, {O}. and {Z}ubia, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}imple {S}ummary: {T}he {F}rench {P}olynesian islands represent a unique insular system in the {P}acific {O}cean. {P}revious surveys of the marine flora of {F}rench {P}olynesia were mostly established on traditional morphology-based taxonomy. {DNA} barcoding allowed us to provide a major revision of {F}rench {P}olynesian marine flora, with an updated total of 702 species from {F}rench {P}olynesia, including 119 species of {C}hlorophyta, 169 {C}yanobacteria, 92 {O}chrophyta, 320 {R}hodophyta, and 2 species of sea-grasses ({A}lismatales)-nearly a two-fold increase from previous estimates. {I}n addition to improving and refining our knowledge of {F}rench {P}olynesian marine flora, this study also provides a valuable {DNA} barcode reference library for identification purposes and future taxonomic and conservation studies. {A} significant part of the diversity uncovered corresponds to unidentified lineages, which will need careful taxonomic examination. {L}ocated in the heart of the {S}outh {P}acific {O}cean, the {F}rench {P}olynesian islands represent a remarkable setting for biological colonization and diversification, because of their isolation. {O}ur knowledge of this region's biodiversity is nevertheless still incomplete for many groups of organisms. {I}n the late 1990s and 2000s, a series of publications provided the first checklists of {F}rench {P}olynesian marine algae, including the {C}hlorophyta, {R}hodophyta, {O}chrophyta, and {C}yanobacteria, established mostly on traditional morphology-based taxonomy. {W}e initiated a project to systematically {DNA} barcode the marine flora of {F}rench {P}olynesia. {B}ased on a large collection of similar to 2452 specimens, made between 2014 and 2023, across the five {F}rench {P}olynesian archipelagos, we re-assessed the marine floral species diversity ({A}lismatales, {C}yanobacteria, {R}hodophyta, {O}chrophyta, {C}hlorophyta) using {DNA} barcoding in concert with morphology-based classification. {W}e provide here a major revision of {F}rench {P}olynesian marine flora, with an updated listing of 702 species including 119 {C}hlorophyta, 169 {C}yanobacteria, 92 {O}chrophyta, 320 {R}hodophyta, and 2 seagrass species-nearly a two-fold increase from previous estimates. {T}his study significantly improves our knowledge of {F}rench {P}olynesian marine diversity and provides a valuable {DNA} barcode reference library for identification purposes and future taxonomic and conservation studies. {A} significant part of the diversity uncovered from {F}rench {P}olynesia corresponds to unidentified lineages, which will require careful future taxonomic investigation.},
  keywords = {algae ; {C}hlorophyta ; {C}yanobacteria ; {R}hodophyta ; molecular-assisted alpha ; taxonomy ; {O}chrophyta ; seagrass ; seaweeds ; {POLYNESIE} {FRANCAISE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iology},
  volume = {12},
  numero = {8},
  pages = {1124 [60 p.]},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.3390/biology12081124},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090188},
}