The seaweeds Myriogloea major Asensi (Chordariacea, Phaeophyceae) and Gayralia oxysperma (Kützing) K.L. Vinogradova ex Scagel et al. (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta): a case of range extension in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean?
The seaweeds Myriogloea major Asensi (Chordariacea, Phaeophyceae) and Gayralia oxysperma (Kützing) K.L. Vinogradova ex Scagel et al. (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta): a case of range extension in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean?
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海藻 Myriogloea Major Asensi(Chordariacea、Phaeophyceae)和 Gayralia oxysperma(Kützing)K.L. Vinogradova ex Scagel 等(Ulvophyceae、Chlorophyta):西南大西洋范围扩展的一个案例?
DOI:
10.1007/s12526-016-0447-8
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发表时间:
2016
影响因子:
1.6
通讯作者:
A. Carranza
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作者:
F. Pellizzari;G. Vélez;M. Cristine;A. Carranza
This study reports the first occurrences of the brown seaweedMyriogloea majorAsensi (Chordariacea, Phaeophyceae) and the green seaweedGayralia oxysperma(Kützing) K.L. Vinogradova ex Scagel et al. (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta) along the Uruguayan coast. These new records could represent respectively a northward and southward range extension forM. majorandG. oxyspermain the Southwestern Atlantic. These findings are particularly relevant since the Uruguayan coast has been highlighted as one of the least studied areas in the Southern Atlantic concerning macroalgal diversity, despite its phytogeographic relevance as an ecotone between the adjacent biogeographic provinces. Further research regarding seaweed diversity and distribution in the Uruguayan coast is demanded, in order to update the list of the marine phycoflora. Molecular approaches should be mandatory, since the presence of several cryptic species, such asMyriogloeaandGayralia, in the area has been reported. Considering the biogeographic relevance of the area, and the pressing needs to relate these new records with changes in regional circulation patterns, global meteoceanographic changes and/or anthropic introductions, these new occurrences highlights the need for urgent sampling surveys in the area.