Marine benthic algal flora of Ascension Island, South Atlantic

Konstantinos Tsiamis; Akira F. Peters; Dawn M. Shewring; Aldo O. Asensi; Pieter Van West; Frithjof C. Küpper

doi:10.1017/S0025315414000952

Marine benthic algal flora of Ascension Island, South Atlantic

Konstantinos Tsiamis, Akira F. Peters, Dawn M. Shewring, Aldo O. Asensi, Pieter Van West, Frithjof C. Küpper^* (Corresponding Author)

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This paper provides a comprehensive checklist of the marine benthic macroalgal flora of Ascension Island (tropical South Atlantic Ocean), based on both new collections and previous literature. 82 marine macroalgae were identified from our work, including 18 green algae (Ulvophyceae), 15 brown algae (Phaeophyceae) and 49 red algae (Rhodophyta). Among our collections, 38 species and infraspecific taxa are reported for the first time from Ascension Island, including seven green, three brown and 28 red macroalgae, raising the total number of seaweeds recorded in Ascension so far to 112 taxa in species and infraspecific level. No seagrasses have been recorded at Ascension Island.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	681-688
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Volume	97
Issue number	4
Early online date	27 Aug 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315414000952
Publication status	Published - Jun 2017

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checklist
marine vegetation
seagrasses
seaweeds

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