Adenoides sinensis , a new sand-dwelling dinoflagellate species from China and reexamination of A. eludens from an Atlantic strain

TitleAdenoides sinensis , a new sand-dwelling dinoflagellate species from China and reexamination of A. eludens from an Atlantic strain
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsGu H, Li X, Chomérat N, Luo Z, Sarno D, Gourvil P, Balzano S, Siano R
JournalPhycologia
Volume57
Pagination1–13
Keywords2017, rcc, RCC1982, sbr?hyto$_\textrmd$ipo
Abstract

The sand-dwelling?1dinoflagellate generaAdenoidesandPseudadenoidesare morphologically very close butdistinct in their molecular phylogeny. We established three cultures by isolating single cells from sand samples collected inintertidal zones of Qingdao (Yellow Sea), Dongshan (South China Sea) and Brittany (English Channel, North Atlantic,France). Strain morphology was examined with light and scanning electron microscopy, and both large subunitribosomal DNA (LSU rDNA) and small subunit ribosomal DNA (SSU rDNA) sequences were amplified. Molecularphylogeny, corroborated by morphological examination showing the existence of a ventral pore, confirmed theidentification of the French strain (RCC1982) asAdenoides eludens. The Chinese strains differed fromAdenoides eludensin two additional posterior intercalary plates and differed fromPseudadenoidesin one additional apical plate having theplate formula of Po, Cp, X, 50,600, 4S, 5000, 5p, 10000or alternatively Po, Cp, X, 50,600, 5S, 5000, 3p, 20000. Maximumlikelihood and Bayesian inference carried out with concatenated LSU and SSU sequences demonstrated that the Chinesestrains were closely related but different fromA. eludensand, in corroboration with morphological evidence, supportedtheir classification as a distinct species,Adenoides sinensis sp. nov. Morphological and molecular results confirmed theclose relationship between the two generaAdenoidesandPseudadenoides.

DOI10.2216/17-76.1