Phylogenetic analyses of Caulerpa taxifolia (Chlorophyta) and of
its associated bacterial microflora provide clues to the origin
of the Mediterranean introduction |Title||Phylogenetic analyses
of Caulerpa taxifolia (Chlorophyta) and of its associated
bacterial microflora provide clues to the origin of the
Mediterranean introduction| |Publication Type||Journal Article|
|Year of Publication||2001| |Authors||Meusnier, I., Olsen J. L.,
Stam W. T., Destombe C., & Valero M.| |Pagination||931 - 946|
The accidental introduction of Caulerpa taxifolia into the
Mediterranean is no longer under dispute. What has eluded
researchers until now, is definitive evidence for the original,
biogeographical source population. Here we present two
independent lines of evidence that support an Australian origin
for the Mediterranean populations of C. taxifolia. First, we
reanalysed algal rDNA-internal transcribed spacer (rDNA-ITS)
sequences, combining previously published sequences from
different studies with 22 new sequences. The IT