DNA Barcoding Assessment of Green Macroalgae in Coastal Zone Around Qingdao, China  

作　　者：DU Guoying WU Feifei MAO Yunxiang GUO Shenghua XUE Hongfan BI Guiqi 

机构地区：[1]Bioengineering Department, College of Marine Life Science, Ocean University of China

出　　处：《Journal of Ocean University of China》2014年第1期97-103,共7页中国海洋大学学报（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the Public Science and Technology Research Funds Projects of Ocean(201105021 and 201305030);National Natural Science Foundation China(41276137);Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation,China(ZR2011CM 018);Qingdao Municipal Science and Technology Program,China(09-2-5-3-hy)

摘　　要：An assessment with assistance of DNA barcoding was conducted on green macroalgae in coastal zone around Qingdao, China, during the period of April- December, 2011. Three markers were applied in molecular discrimination, including the plastid elongation factor tufA gene, the internal transcribed spacer(ITS) region of the ribosomal cistron and rubisco large subunit gene 3' regions(rbcL-3P). DNA barcoding discriminated 8 species, excluding species of genus Cladophora and Bryopsis due to failures in amplification. We ascertained and corrected 4 species identified by morphological methods for effectively assisting the classification. The gene tufA presented more advantages as an appropriate DNA marker with the strongest amplification success rate and species discrimination power than the other two genes. The poorest sequencing success largely handicapped the application of ITS. Samples identified by tufA and rbcL as Ulva flexuosa were clustered into the clade of U. prolifera by ITS in the neighbor-joining tree. Confusion with discrimination of the complex of U. linza, U. procera and U. prolifera(as the LPP complex) still existed for the three DNA markers. Based on our results, rbcL is recommended as a preferred marker for assisting tufA to discriminate green macroalgae. In distinguishing green-tide-forming Ulva species, the free-floating sample collected from the green tide in 2011 was proved to be identical with U. prolifera in Yellow Sea for ITS and rbcL genes. This study presents a preliminary survey of green macroalgae distributed in the coastal area around Qingdao, and proves that DNA barcoding is a powerful tool for taxonomy of green macroalgae.An assessment with assistance of DNA barcoding was conducted on green macroalgae in coastal zone around Qingdao,China, during the period of April-December, 2011. Three markers were applied in molecular discrimination, including the plastidelongation factor tufA gene, the internal transcribed spacer （ITS） region of the ribosomal cistron and rubisco large subunit gene 3＇regions （rbcL-3P）. DNA barcoding discriminated 8 species, excluding species of genus Cladophora and Bryopsis due to failures inamplification. We ascertained and corrected 4 species identified by morphological methods for effectively assisting the classification.The gene tufA presented more advantages as an appropriate DNA marker with the strongest amplification success rate and speciesdiscrimination power than the other two genes. The poorest sequencing success largely handicapped the application of ITS. Samplesidentified by tufA and rbcL as Ulvaflexuosa were clustered into the clade of U. prolifera by ITS in the neighbor-joining tree. Confu-sion with discrimination of the complex of U. linza, U. procera and U. prolifera （as the LPP complex） still existed for the three DNAmarkers. Based on our results, rbcL is recommended as a preferred marker for assisting tufA to discriminate green macroalgae. Indistinguishing green-tide-forming Ulva species, the free-floating sample collected from the green tide in 2011 was proved to be iden-tical with U. prolifera in Yellow Sea for ITS and rbcL genes. This study presents a preliminary survey of green macroalgae distrib-uted in the coastal area around Qingdao, and proves that DNA barcoding is a powerful tool for taxonomy of green macroalgae.

关 键 词：green MACROALGAE DNA BARCODING TUFA ITS RBCL 

分 类 号：Q943[生物学—植物学]