Abstract

ABSTRACTNucleotide sequences of the nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacers (ITS1 and ITS2), the 5.8S, and short stretches of the adjacent 18S and 26S coding regions were determined in isolates from four disjunct Cladophora albida (Huds.) Kütz. populations (NE‐America, W‐Europe, Japan, and W‐Australia). The two Pacific isolates share nearly identical ITS sequences as do the two Atlantic isolates. In contrast, interoceanic comparisons exhibit a 21% sequence difference. Variation within ITS regions is useful for identification of population groups on a regional or oceanic scale. However, both spacers are characterized by numerous repeat motifs as well as point mutations, which result in alignment problems at the interspecific level within Cladophora.

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