New foliose and gelatinous red macroalgae (Rhodophycota) from the Azores: morph...

• Autor(es): Neto, Ana I. ; Terra, Marlene R. ; Haroun, Ricardo J.
• Data: 2002
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/2169
• Origem: Repositório da Universidade dos Açores
• Assunto(s): Rhodophycota; Gracilaria multipartita; Meristotheca decumbens; Asteromenia peltata; Agardhinula browneae; Atlantic Ocean; Azores; New Records
• Tipo de Documento: Artigo
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

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.