Feasibility of Biomarker-Based Taxonomic Classification: A Case Study of the Marine Red Alga Laurencia snackeyi (Weber Bosse) M. Masuda

Taxonomy—the classification of species—is an important branch of biology that allows us to systematically understand and study biodiversity. Conventional taxonomy relies heavily on morphological and anatomical structures for classification, but recent discoveries of potentially cryptic species and m...

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Published in:Phycology 2024-09, Vol.4 (3), p.363-369
Main Authors: Ng, Boon Ful, Ng, Wei Lun, Lum, Wai Mun, Yeap, Swee Keong, Yong, Yoong Soon
Format: Article
Language:English
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chemical marker
chemometric
chemotaxonomy
red seaweed
secondary metabolites
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Summary:Taxonomy—the classification of species—is an important branch of biology that allows us to systematically understand and study biodiversity. Conventional taxonomy relies heavily on morphological and anatomical structures for classification, but recent discoveries of potentially cryptic species and morphological plasticity in many species underscore the importance of having an alternative or complementary method for species classification. In this paper, we discuss the emerging method of classification using biochemical signals, i.e., chemotaxonomy. We also present a case study on the feasibility of biomarker-based chemotaxonomy on the marine red alga Laurencia snackeyi using halogenated snyderane-type sesquiterpenes, which were proposed in earlier studies.
ISSN:2673-9410
2673-9410
DOI:10.3390/phycology4030019