Functional Reproductive and Developmental Traits Differences Between Two Ecomorphs: Importance of Neutral Lipids.

The kelp genus presents populations recognizable by distinct morphological traits, which has raised discussions on its taxonomical status. Recently, whole genome sequencing arose global evidence of ecomorphs "" and "" being genetically distinct. In the southern hemisphere, both ecomorphs maintain a separated distribution that coincides, without overlap, in the area of 33° S.