New foliose and gelatinous red macroalgae (Rhodophycota) from the Azores: morphological and geographical observations.

Copyright © 2002 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. The following four species of foliose and gelatinous red algae (Rhodophycota) are newly recorded for the Azores archipelago (North Atlantic Ocean): Gracilaria multipartita (Clemente) Harvey, Meristotheca decumbens Grunow (Solieriaceae), Asteromenia...

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Published in:Aquatic Botany
Main Authors: Neto, Ana I., Terra, Marlene R., Haroun, Ricardo J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2002
Subjects:
Rhodophycota
Gracilaria multipartita
Meristotheca decumbens
Asteromenia peltata
Agardhinula browneae
Atlantic Ocean
Azores
New Records
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/2169
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-3770(01)00173-5
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Summary:Copyright © 2002 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. The following four species of foliose and gelatinous red algae (Rhodophycota) are newly recorded for the Azores archipelago (North Atlantic Ocean): Gracilaria multipartita (Clemente) Harvey, Meristotheca decumbens Grunow (Solieriaceae), Asteromenia peltata (W.R. Taylor) Huisman and A.J.K. Millar (Rhodymeniaceae), and Agardhinula browneae (J. Agardh) De Toni (Faucheaceae). The species are described, and information on reproductive status, ecology and biogeographical relationships is provided.

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