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T1 First report of Reticulocaulis mucosissimus (Naccariaceae, Rhodophyta) for the Atlantic Ocean
A1 Afonso Carrillo, Julio
A1 Sansón Acedo, Marta
A1 Sangil, Carlos
A2 BotánicaEcología y Fisiología Vegetal
A2 Botánica Marina
AB The finding of Reticulocaulis mucosissimus in the Canary Islands represents thefirst record in the Atlantic Ocean of Reticulocaulis, a marine red algal genus very rarelyreported and previously known only from the central Pacific (Hawaii) and the northwesternIndian Ocean (Oman and Yemen). The vegetative and reproductive morphology of afemale gametophyte from La Palma (Canary Islands) is described in detail. The Canarianplant exhibits the distinctive characters of R. mucosissimus, although the range ofmorphological variation is extended for certain features like the occurrence of sinusoidalapices, the early appearance of both periaxial cells, and the slightly longer carpogonialbranches. The infrequent sublittoral occurrence of ephemeral gametophytes andundersampling of subtidal habitats can explain the disjunct distribution presently exhibitedby R. mucosissimus.
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