Melbourne, L., J. Hernández Kantún, J., Russell, S., & Brodie, J. (2017). There is more to maerl than meets the eye: DNA barcoding reveals a new species in Britain, Lithothamnion erinaceum sp. nov. (Hapalidiales, Rhodophyta). European Journal of Phycology, 52(2), 166-178. https://doi.org/10.1080/09670262.2016.1269953 Peer reviewed version License (if available): CC BY Link to published version (if available): 10.1080/09670262.2016.1269953 Link to publication record in Explore Bristol Research PDF-document This is the author accepted manuscript (AAM). The final published version (version of record) is available online via Taylor & Francis at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09670262.2016.1269953. Please refer to any applicable terms of use of the publisher. University of Bristol - Explore Bristol Research General rights This document is made available in accordance with publisher policies. Please cite only the published version using the reference above. Full terms of use are available: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/red/research-policy/pure/user-guides/ebr-terms/ There is more to maerl than meets the eye: DNA barcoding reveals a new species in Britain, Lithothamnion erinaceum sp. nov. (Hapalidiales, Rhodophyta) Leanne A. Melbourne1,2, Jazmin J. Hernández-Kantún3, Stephen Russell2 and Juliet Brodie2 1) Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, UK 2) Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK 3) Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, MRC 166 PO box 37012, Washington, DC, USA Corresponding author: Leanne Melbourne Email:
[email protected] Running title: revealing cryptic diversity within Lithothamnion 1 ABSTRACT Due to the high plasticity of coralline algae, identification based on morphology alone can be extremely difficult, so studies increasingly use a combination of morphology and genetics in species delimitation.