Crouania mageshimensis Itono, 1977 (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) and three other species new to the Eastern Tropical Pacific

By

Rincón-Díaz, Natalia
Gavio, Brigitte
Sánchez Muñoz, Juliana Valentina
Chasqui Velasco, Luis

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020-9-18

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

16

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

1171--1180

Subjects

Benthic flora , Chlorophyta , Colombia , Panama Bight , rocky reefs

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/16.5.1171

 

Abstract

We report new records of four macroalgae species in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, specifically from the rocky reefs of northern Chocó, Colombian Pacific. Among them, three species of Rhodophyta are included—Crouania mageshimensis Itono, 1977; Monosporus indicus Børgesen, 1931; Jania articulata N’Yeurt & Payri, 2009—and one species of Chlorophyta—Ulothrix subflaccida Wille, 1901. The new records increase the knowledge of tropical marine algae in the Pacific, open the discussion about possible dispersal mechanisms, and recall the importance of conducting molecular studies to define phylogenetic and biogeographic aspects of macroalgae.