Curriculum Vitae of recent
accomplishments (2005-present).
Academic Appointments
| Canada’s Lead Delegate, iBOL Scientific Steering Committee |
2008 - 2012 |
| Chair Dept. of Biology |
2005 - 2008 |
| Canadian Barcode of Life Network Protist Diversity Program
Leader |
2005 - 2009 |
| Research Professor, University of New Brunswick |
2003 - present |
| Coordinator, Centre for Environmental & Molecular Algal
Research |
2001 - present |
| Director & Algal Curator, Connell Memorial Herbarium |
1999 - present |
| Canada Research Chair in Molecular Systematics & Biodiversity |
2001 - 2011 |
Society Duties
| Executive Council (Member at Large), Northeast Algal Society |
2007 - 2009 |
| Executive Council (President), Northeast Algal Society |
2004 - 2006 |
| Feldman Fund Committee, Phycological Society of America |
2004 - present |
| Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Botany |
1999 - 2008 |
| Editorial Board, European Journal of Phycology |
1999 - present |
| Treasurer, International Society for Evolutionary Protistology |
1995 - 2006 |
Invited presentations (bold = presenter)
| Australasian Society for Phycology & Aquatic Botany. Perth,
Australia. 2010. Plenary lecture. ALGA – iBOL’s Algal
Life Global Audit: muddled morphologies & molecular mayhem
in the topsy-turvy world of algal floristics. Saunders, G.W. |
| Canadian Botanical Association Annual Meeting. Ottawa, ON.
2010. Acquiring DNA sequence data from dried archival (type)
red algal collections for the purpose of applying specific epithets
to contemporary molecular species: a critical assessment Saunders,
G.W. & McDevit, D.C. |
Invasive Species Workshop, 3rd International Barcode of
Life Conference, Mexico. 2009. DNA barcoding reveals cryptic
invasive seaweeds in Canadian coastal waters. Saunders,
G.W. |
Canadian Botanical Association Annual Meeting. Acadia, NS.
2009. Plenary lecture. Molecules versus
morphologies – a contemporary floristic survey of Canadian
seaweeds. Saunders, G.W. |
48th Northeast Algal Symposium. Dartmouth, MA. 2009. Special
Invited Paper. The promises and pitfalls of molecular-assisted
alpha taxonomy. Saunders, G.W. |
Hokkaido University Coastal Biodiversity Symposium, Sapporo.
2008. Molecular methods bring order to the morphological mayhem
of marine macroalgae. Saunders, G.W. |
New Brunswick Invasive Plants Workshop, Fredericton, NB.
2008. Genetic (DNA) barcoding and the identification of invasive
algae. Saunders, G.W. |
Canadian Barcode of Life Network 2nd Annual Meeting, Toronto.
2008. Macroalgal systematics & biodiversity in the age
of DNA barcoding: a biological renaissance. Saunders,
G.W. |
Seminar, Saint John Naturalists Society, Saint John, NB.
2007. Seaweed diversity & decline in Canada's oceans with
emphases on the Bay of Fundy. Saunders, G.W. |
Alumnus Appreciation Seminar, Biological Sciences, Simon
Fraser, BC. 2007. Muddled morphologies mask molecular mayhem
in the topsy-turvy world of seaweed phylogenetics & floristics. Saunders,
G.W. |
Joint Phycological Society of America & International
Society of Protozoologists Congress, Providence, Rhode Island.
2007. Marine macroalgae as an exemplar of DNA barcoding among
protistan lineages challenges widely held perspectives in biodiversity
and biogeography. Saunders, G.W. |
4th European Phycological Congress, Oviedo, Spain. 2007.
Exposing cryptic diversity in the Canadian macroalgal flora
through DNA barcoding. Saunders, G.W. |
International Barcode of Life 1st Organizational Meeting,
Guelph. 2007. DNA barcoding of protists: macroalgae as an example. Saunders,
G.W. |
Canadian Barcode of Life Network 1st Annual Meeting, Guelph.
2007. Macroalgal systematics & biodiversity in the age
of DNA barcoding: a biological renaissance. Saunders,
G.W. |
Biodiversity Discovery Corridor Workshop, Department of
Fisheries & Oceans, St. Andrews, NB. 2007. A DNA barcoding
perspective on the biodiversity & biogeography of marine
macroalgae in Canadian waters. Saunders, G.W. |
Seminar Dipartimento di Scienze Botaniche, Universita di
Messina, Italy. 2007. Molecular tools - the expanding frontier
of marine algal biodiversity & biogeography. Saunders,
G.W. |
Seminar Department of Biology, Mount Allison, NB. 2006.
The impact of molecular tools on red algal phylogeny and floristics. Saunders,
G.W. |
Seminar Department of Fisheries & Oceans, Moncton, NB.
2006. Using DNA barcodes to expose macroalgal diversity in
Canadian waters. Saunders, G.W. |
Seminar Fredericton Botanical Society, Fredericton, NB.
2005. Algal diversity & decline in the Bay of Fundy. Saunders,
G.W. |
Seminar UNBSJ Marine Semester Series at Huntsman, St. Andrews,
NB. 2005. A red algal perspective on floristics, genetic barcoding
and environmental degradation in the Bay of Fundy. Saunders,
G.W. |
Seminar Series Dept. of Environmental & Plant Biology,
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. 2005. Phylogenetics, Floristics
and Fundy: a red algal perspective. Saunders, G.W. |
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Microbial Biodiversity
Workshop, Vancouver, BC. 2005. Confounding species concepts
among red algae: morphology versus molecules. Saunders,
G.W. |
NRC-IIT Advanced Networks Day, Wu Centre, Fredericton, NB.
2005. Computer networks and the Canadian Barcode of Life Network. Saunders,
G.W. |
Barcoding of Life: Scientific Conference, Natural History
Museum, London, UK. 2005. Applying coxI-based genetic
barcoding to macroalgae of the subkingdom Rhodoplantae (and
other under appreciated protists): a preliminary appraisal
holds promise for future applications. Saunders, G.W. |
Seminar, UNBSJ, Saint John, NB. 2005. Phylogenetics,
Floristics and Fundy: a red algal perspective. Saunders,
G.W. |
Publications (bold = HQP co-authors)
Hamsher, S.E., Evans, K.M., Mann, D.G.
2011. Poulícková, A. & Saunders, G.W. Barcoding
diatoms: exploring alternatives to COI-5P. Protist in
press. |
Saunders, G.W. & Clayden, S.L. 2010. Providing a valid
epithet for the species widely known as Halosacciocolax
kjellmanii S. Lund (Palmariales, Rhodophyta) – Rhodophysema
kjellmanii sp. nov. Phycologia in press. |
Saunders, G.W. & McDonald, B. 2010.
DNA barcoding reveals multiple overlooked Australian species
of the red algal order Rhodymeniales (Florideophyceae), with
resurrection of Halopeltis J. Agardh and description
of Pseudohalopeltis gen. nov. Botany 88:
637-665. |
Clayden, S.L. & Saunders,
G.W. 2010. Recognition of Rubrointrusa membranacea gen.
et comb. nov., Rhodonematella subimmersa gen. et comb.
nov. (with a re-interpretation of the life history) and the
Meiodiscaceae fam. nov. within the Palmariales (Rhodophyta). Phycologia 49:
283-300. |
McDevit, D.C. & Saunders, G.W.
2010. A DNA barcode examination of the Laminariaceae (Phaeophyceae)
in Canada reveals novel biogeographical and evolutionary insights. Phycologia 49:
235-248. |
Le Gall, L. & Saunders, G.W.
2010. DNA barcoding is a powerful tool to uncover algal diversity:
a case study of the Phyllophoraceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta)
in the Canadian flora. J. Phycol. 46: 374-389. |
Clarkston, B.E. & Saunders, G.W. 2010.
A comparison of two DNA barcode markers for species discrimination
in the red algal family Kallymeniaceae (Gigartinales) with
a description of Euthora timburtonii. Botany 88:
119-131. |
Verbruggen, H., Maggs, C.A., Saunders, G.W., Le Gall, L.,
Yoon, H-S. & De Clerck, O. 2010. Red algal tree of life:
data mining approach identifies certainties and future research
priorities and data requirements. BMC Evolutionary Biology 10:
16 (http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/16). |
Schneider, C.W., Lane, C.E. & Saunders,
G.W. 2010. Notes on the marine algae of the Bermudas. 11. More
additions to the benthic flora and a phylogenetic assessment
of Halymenia pseudofloresii (Halymeniales, Rhodophyta)
from its type locality. Phycologia 49: 154-168. (cover
article) |
Bates, C.R., Saunders, G.W. & Chopin,
T. 2009. Historical versus contemporary measures of seaweed
biodiversity in the Bay of Fundy. Botany 87: 1066-1076. |
Le Gall, L., Payri, C., Bittner, L. & Saunders,
G.W. 2009. Multigene phylogenetic analyses support recognition
of the Sporolithales ord. nov. Mol. Phylogenet.
Evol. 54: 302-305. |
Pueschel, C.M. & Saunders, G.W. 2009. Ramicrusta
textilis sp. nov. (Peyssonneliaceae, Rhodophyta),
an anatomically complex Caribbean alga that overgrows corals. Phycologia 48:
480-491. (cover article) |
McDevit, D.C. & Saunders, G.W. 2009.
On the utility of DNA barcoding for species differentiation
among brown macroalgae (Phaeophyceae) including a novel extraction
protocol. Phycol. Res. 57: 131-141. |
Saunders, G.W. 2009. Routine
DNA barcoding of Canadian Gracilariales (Rhodophyta) reveals
the invasive species Gracilaria vermiculophylla in
British Columbia. Molec. Ecol. Res. 9 (Suppl. 1):
140-150. |
Le Gall, L., Dalen, J.L. & Saunders,
G.W. 2008. Phylogenetic analyses of the red algal order Rhodymeniales
supports recognition of the Hymenocladiaceae, fam. nov., Fryeellaceae
fam. nov., and Neogastroclonium gen. nov. J. Phycol. 44:
1556-1571. |
Kucera, H. & Saunders, G.W. 2008. Assigning
morphological variants of Fucus (Fucales, Phaeophyceae)
in Canadian waters to recognized species using DNA barcoding. Botany 86:
1065-1079. |
Choi, H-G., Kraft, G.T., Kim, H-S., Guiry,
M.D. & Saunders, G.W. 2008. Phylogenetic relationships
among lineages of the Ceramiaceae (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta)
based on nuclear small subunit rDNA sequence data. J. Phycol. 44:
1033-1048. |
Saunders, G.W. 2008. A DNA barcode examination of the red
algal family Dumontiaceae in Canadian waters reveals substantial
cryptic species diversity. 1. The foliose Dilsea-Neodilsea complex
and Weeksia. Botany 86: 773-789. (shared
cover article) |
Clayden, S. & Saunders, G.W. 2008.
Resurrecting the red algal genus Grania within the
order Acrochaetiales (Florideophyceae, Rhodophyta). Eur.
J. Phycol. 43: 151-160. |
West, J.A., Scott J.L., West, K.A., Karsten, U., Clayden,
S.L. & Saunders, G.W. 2008. Rhodachlya madagascarensis gen
et sp. nov.: a distinct acrochaetioid represents a new order
and family (Rhodachlyales ord. nov., Rhodachlyaceae fam.
nov.) of the Florideophyceae (Rhodophyta). Phycologia 47:
203-212. |
Phillips, N., Burrowes, R., Rousseau, F.,
de Reviers, B. & Saunders, G.W. 2008. Resolving evolutionary
relationships among the brown algae using chloroplast and nuclear
genes. J. Phycol. 44: 394-405. |
Randhawa, H.S., Saunders, G.W., Scott,
M.E. & Burt, M.D. 2008. Redescription of Pseudanthobothrium
hanseni Baer, 1956 and description of P. purtoni n.
sp. (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) from different pairs of rajid
skate hosts, with comments on the host specificity of the genus
in the northwest Atlantic. Systematic Parasitology 70:
41-60. |
Ballantine, D.L. Saunders, G.W. & Ruiz, H. 2007. Halichrysis
corallinarius sp. nov. (Rhodymeniaceae, Rhodophyta)
from Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea. Phycol. Res. 55:
240-248. |
Randhawa, H.S., Saunders, G.W. & Burt,
M.D. 2007. Establishing of the onset of host specificity in
four phyllobothrid tapeworm species (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea)
using a molecular approach. Parasitology 134: 1291-1300. |
Lane, C.E., Lindstrom, S. & Saunders,
G.W. 2007. A molecular assessment of northeast Pacific Alaria species
(Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) with reference to the utility
of DNA barcoding. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 44: 634-648. |
Saunders, G.W., Wilkes, R.J. & Guiry, M.D. 2007. Note.
A nuclear small-subunit ribosomal DNA perspective on the taxonomic
affinities of Maripelta (Rhodymeniales, Rhodophyta). Cryptogam.
Algol. 28: 191-194. |
Le Gall, L. & Saunders, G.W. 2007.
A nuclear phylogeny of the Florideophyceae (Rhodophyta) inferred
from combined EF2, small subunit and large subunit ribosomal
DNA: establishing the new red algal subclass Corallinophycidae. Mol.
Phylogenet. Evol. 43: 1118-1130. |
Dalen, J.L. & Saunders, G.W. 2007.
A review of the red algal genus Leptofauchea (Faucheaceae,
Rhodymeniales) including a description of L. chiloensis sp.
nov. Phycologia 46: 198-213. |
Vis, M.L., Harper, J.T. & Saunders,
G.W. 2007. Large subunit rDNA and rbcL gene sequence
data place Petrohua bernabei gen. et sp. nov. in the
Batrachospermales (Rhodophyta), but do not provide further
resolution among taxa in this order. Phycol.
Res. 55: 103-112. |
Saunders, G.W., Lane, C.E., Schneider,
C.W. & Kraft, G.T. 2006. Unraveling the Asteromenia
peltata species complex with clarification of the genera Halichrysis and Drouetia (Rhodymeniaceae,
Rhodophyta). Can. J. Bot. 84: 1581-1607. (cover
article) |
Withall, R.D. & Saunders, G.W. 2006.
Combining small and large subunit ribosomal DNA genes to resolve
relationships among orders of Rhodymeniophycidae (Rhodophyta):
recognition of the Acrosymphytales ord. nov. and Sebdeniales
ord. nov. Eur. J. Phycol. 41: 379-394. |
Saunders, G.W. & Withall, R.D. 2006.
Collections of the invasive species Grateloupia turuturu (Halymeniales,
Rhodophyta) from Tasmania, Australia. Phycologia 45:
711-714. |
Lane, C.E., Mayes, C., Druehl, L.D. & Saunders,
G.W. 2006. A multi-gene molecular investigation of the kelp
(Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) supports substantial taxonomic
re-organization. J. Phycol. 42: 493-512. (cover
article) |
Schneider, C.W., Lane, C.E. & Saunders,
G.W. 2006. Crassitegula walsinghamii (Sebdeniaceae,
Halymeniales), a new red algal genus and species from Bermuda
based on morphology and SSU rDNA sequence analyses. Eur.
J. Phycol. 41: 115-124. |
Lane, C.E. & Saunders, G.W. 2005.
Molecular investigation reveals epi/endophytic extrageneric
kelp (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) gametophytes colonizing Lessoniopsis
littoralis thalli. Bot. Mar. 48: 426-436. |
Saunders,
G.W. 2005. Applying DNA barcoding to red macroalgae: a preliminary
appraisal holds promise for future applications. Phil.
Trans. R. Soc. B 360: 1879-1888. |
Saunders, G.W. & Lehmkuhl, K.V. 2005.
Molecular divergence and morphological diversity among four
cryptic species of Plocamium (Plocamiales, Florideophyceae)
in northern Europe. Eur. J. Phycol. 40: 293-312. |
Bates, C.R., Saunders, G.W. & Chopin,
T. 2005. An assessment of two taxonomic distinctness indices
for detecting seaweed assemblage responses to environmental
stress. Bot. Mar. 48: 231-243. |
Druehl, L.D., Collins, J.D., Lane, C.E. & Saunders,
G.W. 2005. A critique of intergeneric kelp hybridization protocol,
employing Pacific Laminariales (Phaeophyceae). J. Phycol. 41:
250-262. |
Book Chapters
Saunders, G.W. & Andersen, R.A. Heterokontophyta:
Pelagophyceae. 2007. In: Algae of Australia, Introduction.
(P.M. McCarthy & A.E. Orchard, eds.). Australian
Biological Resource Study, Canberra. pp. 228-234. |
Huisman, J.M. & Saunders, G.W. 2007. Phylogeny
and classification of the algae. In: Algae of Australia, Introduction.
(P.M. McCarthy & A.E. Orchard, eds.). Australian
Biological Resource Study, Canberra. pp. 66-103. |
Huisman, J.M., Saunders, G.W. & Sherwood,
A.R. 2006. Titanophycus, in Huisman, J.M., Algae of
Australia: Nemaliales. pp. 81-83. ABRS, Canberra; CSIRO
Publishing. |
Huisman, J.M., Saunders, G.W. & Sherwood,
A.R. 2006. Recognition of Titanophycus, a new genus
based on Liagora valida Harv. (Liagoraceae, Nemaliales),
in Huisman, J.M., Algae of Australia: Nemaliales. pp. 116-119. ABRS,
Canberra; CSIRO Publishing. |
Lane, C.E. & Saunders,
G.W. 2005. Brown algae. Encyclopedia of Life Sciences,
Macmillan Reference Limited, Stockton Press, London. Available
on the Web, ELS (www.els.net). |
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