TY - JOUR T1 - Evolutionary history of the reef building coralline algae (Rhodophyta) JF - Journal of Phycology Y1 - 0 A1 - Anja Rösler A1 - Francisco Perfectti A1 - Viviana Peña A1 - Juan Carlos Braga AB -

Mastophoroids in the sense of Harvey et al. (2003) are the main components of shallow coral reef environments. Their status as a monophyletic subfamily is lost, but different subsequent proposals about the taxonomic relationships of their genera were declared to be untenable. Here we present a new, more complete phylogeny of Mastophoroideae sensu Harvey et al. (2003) with a temporal dimension reflecting the evolutionary history of this clade which is very important in ecological and structural means in coral reefs. We agree with Kato et al. (2011) to maintain the Lithophylloideae, Corallinoideae and Metagoniolithoideae, to reduce the Mastophoroideae and to establish the new subfamilies Hydrolithoideae, Neogoniolithoideae and Porolithoideae. We propose two new genera Adeylithon gen. nov. with the type species A. conicum and Harveylithon gen. nov. with the type species H. rupestre. The calibration of the molecular clock of the genetic marker SSU supposes a Cenozoic origin of most of the clades of the former mastophoroids sensu Harvey et al. (2003) and a separation from Hapalidiaceae in the boundary between early and late Cretaceous.

ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A diverse patch reef from turbid habitats in the Middle Miocene (East Kalimantan, Indonesia) JF - Palaios Y1 - Submitted A1 - Nadiezhda Santodomingo A1 - Vibor Novak A1 - Vedrana Pretković A1 - Nathan Marshall A1 - Anja Rösler A1 - Emanuela Di Martino A1 - Elena LoGiudice A1 - Sonja Reich A1 - Juan Carlos Braga A1 - Willem Renema A1 - Kenneth G. Johnson ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Environmental reconstruction of a late Burdigalian (Miocene) patch reef in deltaic deposits (East Kalimantan, Indonesia) JF - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology Y1 - 2013 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.01.009 A1 - Vibor Novak A1 - Nadiezhda Santodomingo A1 - Anja Rösler A1 - Emanuela Di Martino A1 - Juan Carlos Braga A1 - Paul D Taylor A1 - Kenneth G. Johnson A1 - Willem Renema SP - 110 EP - 122 AB -

Most studies of Cenozoic shallow-water, mixed carbonate-siliciclastic depositional systems have focused on their sedimentology. To date, however, comprehensive analyses of biotas and biofacies of Indo-West Pacific reefs that developed in mixed carbonate-siliciclastic systems are lacking. This study describes the palaeoenvironment and biodiversity of a late Burdigalian patch reef that developed in a mixed carbonate-siliciclastic depositional system. The studied exposure is located at the northeast margin of the Kutai Basin near Bontang (Indonesia), and is approximately 80 m wide and 25 m thick. Multi-taxon analysis of the most abundant fossil groups, including larger benthic foraminifera, corals, coralline algae, and bryozoans, aims to provide a model for environmental interpretation that will allow comparison with similar deposits of Indo-West Pacific region. Based on fossil content and lithology, five different facies types have been distinguished: foraminiferal packstone (FP), bioclastic packstone with foralgal communities (BP), thin-platy coral sheetstone (CS), platy-tabular coral platestone (CP), and shales (S). Among larger benthic foraminifera, smaller and more robust forms dominate in the FP and BP facies, while larger and flatter forms are the most abundant in the CS and CP facies. Thin-platy corals are dominant in the CS facies and gradually change into thicker platy-tabular forms in the CP facies. Assemblages and growth forms of coralline algae show no major differences between the facies types and are dominated by melobesioids and Sporolithon. The majority of bryozoan species are encrusting and were found only in the CS facies. Light-dependent organisms occurring in the reef indicate low light conditions typical for mesophotic reefs. The relatively small size of this reef complex and quite distinct vertical changes in the facies types, combined with the high siliciclastic content in most of the units, points to strong terrigenous input affecting water transparency as the main factor controlling the reef growth.

VL - 374 ER - TY - CONF T1 - Coralline algae from the Miocene Mahakam Delta (East Kalimantan, SE Asia) T2 - GSA Annual Meeting 2012 Y1 - 2012 A1 - Anja Rösler A1 - Juan Carlos Braga AB - Although the Miocene is the epoch of the onset of the biodiversity hotspot in South East Asia, crustose coralline algae (CCA) of this age are poorly known in region. To fill this knowledge gap, crucial to understand the evolutionary history of reef building coralline algae, we studied CCA in Miocene reefs in the Kutai Basin, the largest sedimentary basin in Borneo that was dominated by siliciclastic sediments of the Proto-Mahakam delta. Local carbonate buildups comprising low relief patch reefs occur within the deltaic succession in shallow and turbid water, influenced by high siliciclastic input (Wilson, 2002). CCA in the Kutai basin are mostly found in association with coral reefs, encrusting corals or fragments of them. In beds with very high siliciclastic content no coralline algae were observed in the outcrops, but corals were still present. Two main CCA assemblages have been recognized in the studied Middle Miocene reefs: 1) a shallow-water assemblage, with two species of Neogoniolithon, thick crusts of Spongites, various Hydrolithon and also Sporolithon and Lithoporella. 2) In darker waters preferentilaly grew melobesioid assemblages, dominated by rhodoliths mainly consisting of Lithothamnion or by thin crusts of Mesophyllum and Sporolithon. This last one is the only assemblage found in mesophotic reefs. CCA of East Kalimantan show occurrences of some extant species earlier than expected. These new first-occurrence dates are being used to produce a detailed time tree of the main reef building CCA species with the help of a new molecular phylogeny based on five genetic markers. Wilson Moyra E.J. (2002) Cenozoic carbonates in Southeast Asia: implications for equatorial carbonate development. Sedimentary Geology 147, 295– 428 JF - GSA Annual Meeting 2012 CY - Charlotte, USA ER - TY - CONF T1 - Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of a Miocene patch reef in East Kalimantan (Indonesia): a close-up on the bryozoan component T2 - IBA Larwood Meeting Y1 - 2012 A1 - Emanuela Di Martino A1 - Paul D. Taylor A1 - Vibor Novak A1 - Nadiezhda Santodomingo A1 - Anja Rösler A1 - Juan Carlos Braga A1 - Kenneth G. Johnson A1 - Willem Renema JF - IBA Larwood Meeting CY - Brno Czech Republic ER - TY - CONF T1 - Bryozoans from a Langhian patch reef in East Kalimantan (Indonesia) T2 - Giornate di Paleontologia XII edizione – Catania, 24-26 Maggio 2012 Y1 - 2012 A1 - Emanuela Di Martino A1 - Paul D. Taylor A1 - Vibor Novak A1 - Nadiezhda Santodomingo A1 - Anja Rösler A1 - Juan Carlos Braga A1 - Kenneth G. Johnson A1 - Willem Renema JF - Giornate di Paleontologia XII edizione – Catania, 24-26 Maggio 2012 CY - Catania, Italy ER - TY - CONF T1 - The origins and evolution of the modern Indo-Pacific reef algal flora: the coralline algae in the context of the THROUGHFLOW Project T2 - 10th International Symposium on Fossil Algae Y1 - 2011 A1 - Anja Rösler A1 - Juan Carlos Braga A1 - Francisco Perfectti KW - carbonates KW - coralline algae KW - INDO-PACIFIC KW - paleoenvironmental reconstruction KW - REEF KW - THROUGHFLOW project AB - South East (SE) Asia hosts the global centre of maximum diversity for shallow marine ecosystems, mainly associated with thriving coral reefs (Renema et al., 2008). The factors responsible for the origins and maintenance of this diverse biota remain unknown. Previous studies suggest that the formation of the ancestral centre of diversity could be related to the constriction of the Indonesian Throughflow current (ITF) during the Cenozoic, resulting in increased speciation and/or immigration during the Miocene. Unfortunately, the fossil evidence currently available to document this pattern and its geographic context is sparse, and there is a need to collect new data. The scientific objective of the THROUGHFLOW Project is to reconstruct the biological and environmental history of shallow marine habitats of a selected area of Southeast Asia. Specifically, a multidisciplinary study of key sections in Eastern Kalimantan (Indonesia) will be performed, integrating data from geology, geochemistry, ocean modeling, and paleontology to understand the Neogene history of the region. In this framework, the projects carried out at Granada University aim to document the timing and patterns of the diversification of Indo-Pacific reef-building coralline algae, the second most important builders in modern Indo-Pacific reefs. The collected data will be integrated with a robust sedimentological framework for detailed reconstructions of the shallow marine carbonate paleoenvironments and their evolution through time. The first expedition has been already carried out in East Kalimantan (Indonesia) during November-December 2010. A variety of shallow marine ecosystems, including coral reefs and sea grass environments, were found. First results show an exceptional preservation of some fossil algae, especially in places with a high siliciclastic influence (Miocene deposits of the Mahakam Delta). A new expedition is scheduled for summer 2011. We will study a wider temporal (Early to Late Miocene and possibly Late Oligocene) and spatial range of outcrops. Acknowledgements: This paper is a contribution to the project supported by Marie Curie Actions, Seventh Framework Programme (Grant No. 237922). JF - 10th International Symposium on Fossil Algae PB - International Fossil Algae Association CY - Cluj Napoca, Romania ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Hopping Hotspots: global shifts in marine biodiversity JF - Science Y1 - 2008 A1 - Willem Renema A1 - Bellwood, D. R. A1 - Juan Carlos Braga A1 - Bromfield, K. A1 - Hall, R. A1 - Kenneth G. Johnson A1 - Lunt, P. A1 - Meyer, C. P. A1 - McMonagle, L. B. A1 - Morley, R. J. A1 - O’dea, A. A1 - Jonathan A. Todd A1 - Frank P. Wesselingh A1 - Wilson, M. E. J. A1 - Pandolfi, J. M. SP - 654 EP - 657 VL - 321 ER -