Gelidiales Marine Algae Phylogeny and Morphology from New South Wales

Parks Australia provides a taxonomic study of the marine red algal order Gelidiales from the New South Wales coast, including Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands. The work reports fifteen species across seven genera, correcting previous misidentifications and describing three new species. This dataset record was made available via the Australian Marine Parks Science Atlas and is maintained by Parks Australia.

Use Cases

• Taxonomic classification of Gelidiales species based on morphological descriptions and illustrations.
• Phylogenetic analysis of red algae based on molecular sequencing data mentioned in the study.
• Verifying species distributions and correcting historical records for the New South Wales coast.
• Studying reproductive structures of marine algae as detailed in the species descriptions.

Strengths

• Study corrects previous species misidentifications for the region, enhancing taxonomic accuracy.
• Includes data from critical sampling, herbarium specimen re-examination, and molecular sequencing.
• Reports fifteen species across seven genera, including three newly described species.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is presented in HTML format, which may require parsing to extract structured information.

Provenance

Source

Parks Australia, referencing source publication and herbarium specimens from the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney and the University of Melbourne.

Collection Method

Critical field sampling, re-examination of herbarium specimens, and molecular sequencing.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-15 02:11:43.640118; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales coast, Australia, including Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island.