Table 1. Species composition, diversity and relative frequency of the genus Ulva and Blidingia spp. along the coast of Jeju Island in Korea, based on our molecular phylogenetic analyses.
| Species | Nr. of specimens (%) | Nr. of site | Sampling sites |
|---|---|---|---|
| U. australis (= U.pertusa)a | 74 (34.4) | 16 | 1,2a,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,12a,12b,13a,15,16,19,20 |
| U. compressa | 4 (1.9) | 2 | 6,15 |
| U. californica | 13 (6.0) | 6 | 1,4,9,13A, 15,20, |
| U. flexuosa | 8 (3.7) | 5 | 2a, 11, 12B, 19, 20 |
| U. laetevirens (= U.rigida)a | 4 (1.9) | 2 | 11,19 |
| U. ohnoi (U. spinulosa)b | 47 (21.9) | 16 | 1,2a,2b,5,7,8,9,10,12a,12b,13b,14,17,18,19,20 |
| U. procera (U. linza)b | 30 (14.0) | 11 | 2a,3,4,5,6,7,8,11,13a,17,20 |
| U. torta | 4 (1.9) | 2 | 12b,8 |
| U. arasakii | 9 (4.2) | 3 | 4,5,7 |
| Blidingia spp. | 14 (6.5) | 7 | 4,5,7,9,11,13a,16 |
| Discordant species | 8 (3.7) | 6 | 2a,3,4,7,8, 15 |
| Total | 215 | 23 |
The analyses were performed for the sampled 215 specimens from 23 sites using two molecular markers (chloroplast DNA tufA and nuclear DNA ITS). Discordant species (e.g., unidentified) were defined when two gene phylogenies suggested different species.
aSynonyms
bSpecies complexes