Abstract It was noted that Mediterranean specimens collected at different stations from around Sicily, Italy and referred to as Laurencia dendroidea (as Laurencia majuscula) were similar to the recently described species Laurenciella marilzae. Presented in this study are the results of an integrative approach using both morphology and molecular data (COI-5P + rbcL) to establish which taxon these specimens should be referred to. Molecular analyses show these specimens belong to Laurenciella, and strongly suggest they are within the species L. marilzae. Morphological examinations of these Mediterranean specimens were also detailed and found to support the conclusion that they belong to L. marilzae.

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分子分析证实了地中海的 Laurenciella marilzae（Rhodophyta，Rhodomelaceae），该物种经常被误认为是 Laurencia dendroidea

摘要 注意到在意大利西西里岛周边不同站点采集的地中海标本被称为Laurencia dendroidea（作为Laurencia majuscula）与最近描述的Laurenciella marilzae 物种相似。本研究中介绍的是使用形态学和分子数据 (COI-5P + rbcL) 的综合方法的结果，以确定这些标本应参考哪个分类群。分子分析表明这些标本属于 Laurenciella，并强烈表明它们属于 L. marilzae 物种。这些地中海标本的形态学检查也很详细，发现支持它们属于 L. marilzae 的结论。