A checklist of marine algae of eastern Canada

A checklist of 371 species, subspecies, and varieties of benthic marine algae from eastern Canada is given, consisting of 157 Rhodophyceae, 127 Phaeophyceae, and 87 Chlorophyceae. Records for the entire coastline from Cape Chidley, Labrador, in the north to the New Brunswick – Maine border in the so...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Botany
Main Authors: South, G. Robin, Cardinal, André
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1970
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b70-302
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b70-302
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Summary:A checklist of 371 species, subspecies, and varieties of benthic marine algae from eastern Canada is given, consisting of 157 Rhodophyceae, 127 Phaeophyceae, and 87 Chlorophyceae. Records for the entire coastline from Cape Chidley, Labrador, in the north to the New Brunswick – Maine border in the south are included, as well as from Anticosti Island, Magdalen Island, Sable Island, and St. Pierre and Miquelon. Mikrosyphar porphyrae Kuck. and Protectocarpus speciosus (Børg.) Kuck. are new records for the area.