WAERNIA MIRABILIS GEN. NOV., SP. NOV. (DUMONTIACEAE, GIGARTINALES): A NEW NONCORALLINE CRUSTOSE RED ALGA FROM THE NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO GAINIA AND BLINKSIA 1

• Published in: Journal of Phycology
• Main Authors: Wilce, Robert T., Maggs, Christine A., Sears, James R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2003
• Subjects: Abbott; Antarctic; Moe; The Antarctic; Antarc*; North Atlantic; Northwest Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1529-8817.2003.02037.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1046/j.1529-8817.2003.02037.x

Waernia mirabilis Wilce, Maggs et Sears, gen. et sp. nov., is described for an encrusting red alga endemic to the northeastern North Atlantic Ocean. Its perennial thalli form major understory populations that may outcompete Corallinaceae and Hildenbrandiaceae in some habitats. Crustose red algae wit...