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- Title
A Checklist of the Seaweeds of the Mediterranean and Atlantic Coasts of Morocco. III. Rhodophyceae (Excluding Ceramiales).
- Authors
Benhissoune, S.; Boudouresque, C. -F.; M. Perret-Boudouresque, C. -F.; Velarque, M.
- Abstract
A checklist of Moroccan marine Rhodophyceae excluding the members of the Ceramiales, the largest order, based on both literature records and some original data, is presented. The distribution of each taxon for this region (12 Mediterranean and 26 Atlantic localities) is given. Using present-day taxonomy, 218 species, infraspecific taxa and life-history phases are accepted for the Moroccan coasts. Six new combinations are proposed: Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) W. H. Adey et McKibbin f. compressum (M'Calla ex Harvey) Benhissoune, Boudouresque, Perret-Boudouresque et Verlaque comb. nov., Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) W. H. Adey et McKibbin f. squarrulosum (Foslie) Benhissoune, Boudouresque, PerretBoudouresque et Verlaque comb. nov., Plocamium cartilagineum (Linnaeus) P. S. Dixon var. uncinatum (C. Agardh) Guiry ex Benhissoune, Boudouresque, PerretBoudouresque etVerlaque comb. nov., Rhodophyllis divaricata (Stackhouse) Papenfuss var. werneri (P. Dangeard) Benhissoune, Boudouresque, PerretBoudouresque et Verlaque comb. nov., Rhodymenia pseudopalmata (J. V. Lamouroux) P. C. Silva var. fuscopurpurea (P. Dangeard) Benhissoune, Boudouresque, PerretBoudouresque et Verlaque comb. nov. and Titanoderma trochanter (Bory) Benhissoune, Boudouresque, Perret-Boudouresque etVerlaque comb. nov.
- Subjects
MOROCCO; RED algae; CERAMIALES; BANGIALES; PLANT classification; MARINE sciences; MARINE algae; BENTHIC plants
- Publication
Botanica Marina, 2002, Vol 45, Issue 5, p391
- ISSN
0006-8055
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/BOT.2002.041