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New species of seaweed uncovered by genetic analyses

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2019-11-19

Genetic analyses have revealed remarkably higher species diversity in common red seaweed than previously assumed. It was thought that there were only five related species of the Gloiopeltis genus (known as 'funori' in Japanese) worldwide. However, genetic analyses of historic and modern specimens have revealed that there are over ten in Japan alone.

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https://phys.org/news/2019-11-species-seaweed-uncovered-genetic-analyses.html