A floristic research, based on both literature and collected data, was carried out on the seaweeds of the Gulf of Taranto. 462 taxa determined at both a specific and an intraspecific level were found, among which 313 are Rhodophyta, 79 Phaeophyta, 70 Chlorophyta. From a biogeographic point of view, 48.7% of species belong to the Atlantic element, 14.6% to the Mediterranean element, 24.8 % to the Cosmopolitan element, 5.3 % to the Indo-Pacific element, 5.3% to the Circumtropical element and 1.4 % to the Circumboreal one. Twelve alien species were recently collected, of which Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea and Hypnea cornuta proved to be invasive.
Floristic and biogeographic considerations about the benthic macroalgal flora in the Gulf of Taranto
CECERE E;PETROCELLI A
2004
Abstract
A floristic research, based on both literature and collected data, was carried out on the seaweeds of the Gulf of Taranto. 462 taxa determined at both a specific and an intraspecific level were found, among which 313 are Rhodophyta, 79 Phaeophyta, 70 Chlorophyta. From a biogeographic point of view, 48.7% of species belong to the Atlantic element, 14.6% to the Mediterranean element, 24.8 % to the Cosmopolitan element, 5.3 % to the Indo-Pacific element, 5.3% to the Circumtropical element and 1.4 % to the Circumboreal one. Twelve alien species were recently collected, of which Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea and Hypnea cornuta proved to be invasive.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
