Concise review of the genus Caulerpa J.V. Lamouroux

Zubia, Mayalen; Draisma, Stefano G. A.; Morrissey, Kathryn Lee; Varela-Álvarez, Elena; De Clerck, Olivier; Hernández, Ignacio; Reed, Daniel C.; Ester A. Serrão

Maria Elena Varela Alvarez

Position

Research Assistant

Academic Degree

Doutoramento

Group

Biogeographical Ecology and Evolution

Based at

Faro, Gambelas Campus, UAlg

Office Nr

D11

evarela@ualg.pt

ORCID ID

Organiza

Projects

Projects Coordination

	Title	Coordinator	Start	End	Financiamento	Budget CCMAR	Budget Total
CAULERPA GENETICS	Estrutura genética populacional, filogenia molecular e biogeografia histórica do género Caulerpa no Mar Mediterrâneo e Oceano Atlântico	Maria Elena Varela Alvarez	11/2008	05/2012	FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia	183k€
NORIGENOMICS	Taxonomia molecular, genética populacional e filogenómica do género de algas vermelhas porphyra na Península Ibérica	Maria Elena Varela Alvarez	04/2010	12/2013	FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia	200k€

Publications

Year of Publication
2017	Varela-Álvarez E, Paulino C, Serrão EA. Development and characterization of twelve microsatellite markers for Porphyra linearis Greville. Genetica. 2017;(145):127–130; Pub online: Nov 2016. doi:10.1007/s10709-016-9941-y Read more about Development and characterization of twelve microsatellite markers for Porphyra linearis Greville Google Scholar DOI
2006	Varela-Álvarez E, Andreakis N, Lago-Lestón A, et al. GENOMIC DNA ISOLATION FROM GREEN AND BROWN ALGAE (CAULERPALES AND FUCALES) FOR MICROSATELLITE LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION1. Journal of Phycology. 2006;42(3):741 - 745. doi:10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00218.x Read more about GENOMIC DNA ISOLATION FROM GREEN AND BROWN ALGAE (CAULERPALES AND FUCALES) FOR MICROSATELLITE LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION1 Google Scholar DOI
2011	Varela-Álvarez E, Glenn TC, Serrão EA, et al. Dinucleotide microsatellite markers in the genus Caulerpa. Journal of Applied Phycology. 2011;23(4):715 - 719. doi:10.1007/s10811-010-9568-9 Read more about Dinucleotide microsatellite markers in the genus Caulerpa Google Scholar DOI
2012	Varela-Álvarez E, Garreta AGómez, Lluch JRull, Soler NSalvador, Serrão EA, Siguán MAntonia Ri. Mediterranean Species of Caulerpa Are Polyploid with Smaller Genomes in the Invasive Ones. PLoS ONE. 2012;7(10):e47728. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0047728.t003 Read more about Mediterranean Species of Caulerpa Are Polyploid with Smaller Genomes in the Invasive Ones Google Scholar DOI
2007	Varela-Álvarez E, Stengel DB, Guiry MD. SEASONAL GROWTH AND PHENOTYPIC VARIATION IN PORPHYRA LINEARIS (RHODOPHYTA) POPULATIONS ON THE WEST COAST OF IRELAND. Journal of Phycology. 2007;43(1):90 - 100. doi:10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00300.x Read more about SEASONAL GROWTH AND PHENOTYPIC VARIATION IN PORPHYRA LINEARIS (RHODOPHYTA) POPULATIONS ON THE WEST COAST OF IRELAND Google Scholar DOI
2009	Alberto F, Whitmer A, Coelho NC, et al. Microsatellite markers for the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera. Conservation Genetics. 2009;10(6):1915 - 1917. doi:10.1007/s10592-009-9853-9 Read more about Microsatellite markers for the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera Google Scholar DOI
2004	Varela-Álvarez E, Stengel DB, Guiry MD. The use of image processing in assessing conchocelis growth and conchospore production in Porphyra linearis. Phycologia. 2004;43(3):282 - 287. doi:10.2216/i0031-8884-43-3-282.1 Read more about The use of image processing in assessing conchocelis growth and conchospore production in Porphyra linearis Google Scholar DOI
2005	Varela-Álvarez E, Stengel DB, Rindi F, Guiry MD. Alternation of nuclear phases and chromosome numbers in Porphyra linearis (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) from western Ireland and Maine, USA. Phycologia. 2005;44(1):61 - 65. doi:10.2216/0031-8884(2005)44[61:AONPAC]2.0.CO;2 Read more about Alternation of nuclear phases and chromosome numbers in Porphyra linearis (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) from western Ireland and Maine, USA Google Scholar DOI
2015	Varela-Álvarez E, Balau AC, Marba N, Afonso-Carrillo J, Duarte CM, Serrão EA. Genetic diversity and biogeographical patterns of Caulerpa prolifera across the Mediterranean and Mediterranean/Atlantic transition zone. Marine Biology. 2015;162(3):557 - 569. doi:10.1007/s00227-014-2605-5 Read more about Genetic diversity and biogeographical patterns of Caulerpa prolifera across the Mediterranean and Mediterranean/Atlantic transition zone Google Scholar DOI
2011	Varela-Álvarez E, Rindi F, Cavas L, Serrão EA, Duarte CM, Nuria M. Molecular identification of the tropical seagrass Halophila stipulacea from Turkey. Cahiers de Biologie Marine. 2011;52. Read more about Molecular identification of the tropical seagrass Halophila stipulacea from Turkey Google Scholar
2013	Cunha A, Varela-Álvarez E, Paulo D, Sousa I, Serrão EA. The rediscovery of Caulerpa prolifera in Ria Formosa, Portugal, 60 years after the previous record. Cahiers de Biologie Marine. 2013;54. Read more about The rediscovery of Caulerpa prolifera in Ria Formosa, Portugal, 60 years after the previous record Google Scholar
2017	Varela-Álvarez E, Balau AC, Paulino C, Berecibar E, Pearson GA, Serrão EA. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers for the red alga Porphyra umbilicalis. Plant Genetic Resources. 2017:1 - 4. doi:10.1017/S147926211700034X Read more about Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers for the red alga Porphyra umbilicalis Google Scholar DOI
2018	Varela-Álvarez E, Loureiro J, Paulino C, Serrão EA. Polyploid lineages in the genus Porphyra. Scientific Reports. 2018;8(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-018-26796-5 Read more about Polyploid lineages in the genus Porphyra Google Scholar DOI
2018	Chefaoui RM, Varela-Álvarez E. Niche conservatism and spread of seaweed invasive lineages with different residence time in the Mediterranean Sea. Biological Invasions. 2018;20(2):423 - 435. doi:10.1007/s10530-017-1544-8 Read more about Niche conservatism and spread of seaweed invasive lineages with different residence time in the Mediterranean Sea Google Scholar DOI
2021	Varela-Álvarez E, Loureiro J, Meirmans PG, Castro M, Serrão EA. Genomes Vary in Size and Spatial Patterns Within Chimeric Blades of Porphyra spp. Frontiers in Marine Science. 2021;8. doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.628183 Read more about Genomes Vary in Size and Spatial Patterns Within Chimeric Blades of Porphyra spp. Google Scholar PT DOI
2020	Bermejo R, Macías M, Sánchez-García F, Love R, Varela-Álvarez E, Hernández I. Influence of irradiance, dissolved nutrients and salinity on the colour and nutritional characteristics of Gracilariopsis longissima (Rhodophyta). Algal Research. 2020;52:102121. doi:10.1016/j.algal.2020.102121 Read more about Influence of irradiance, dissolved nutrients and salinity on the colour and nutritional characteristics of Gracilariopsis longissima (Rhodophyta) Google Scholar PT DOI
2020	Zubia M, Draisma SGA, Morrissey KLee, Varela-Álvarez E, De Clerck O. Concise review of the genus Caulerpa J.V. Lamouroux. Journal of Applied Phycology. 2020;32(1):23 - 39. doi:10.1007/s10811-019-01868-9 Read more about Concise review of the genus Caulerpa J.V. Lamouroux Google Scholar PT DOI

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