Morphology and phylogenetic relationships of polar brown algae

Diversity and biogeography of representative brown algae, the Desmarestiales and the Laminariales in the Arctic, the Antarctic and their neighbour regions including North Atlantic, southern Chile, Tasmania and South Africa were investigated. We recognized eight desmarestialean and 15 laminarialean entities based on their morphological characteristics. The aim of the current investigation has been to survey on diversity and DNA barcoding of brown algae around Dasan Station in Svalbard (Spitsbergen), the Arctic, and King Sejong Station in King George Island, the Antarctic based on morphology and DNA barcoding.