A taxonomic and distributional study of the rhodolith-forming species Lithothamnion muelleri (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

 

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Συγγραφείς: Robinson, Néstor M., Hansen, Gayle I., Fernández García, Cindy, Riosmena Rodríguez, Rafael
Μορφή: artículo original
Ημερομηνία έκδοσης:2013
Περιγραφή:Lithothamnion muelleri is reported for the first time as one of the main components of rhodolith beds along the Eastern Pacific Ocean based on samples from Washington State (USA), Pacific Baja California (México), southern Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Individual rhodoliths ranged from fruticose to lumpy in morphology, and bi-sporangial, tetrasporangial, and gametangial plants were similar to those described from Australia and Brazil. Our study revealed a surprisingly wide latitudinal distribution of this species along the American continent. Its documentation in the Eastern Pacific will facilitate a more accurate interpretation of the ecology, biology, and biogeography of rhodolith beds worldwide.
Χώρα:Kérwá
Ίδρυμα:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Γλώσσα:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/91311
Διαθέσιμο Online:https://hdl.handle.net/10669/91311
Λέξη-Κλειδί :macroalgas marinas
TAXONOMÍA BOTÁNICA
coralline algae
COSTA RICA
Lithothamnion muelleri
Mexico
NICARAGUA
taxonomy
Washington
Pacific Ocean
MARINE ALGAE
marine macroalgae
macroalgae