Asparagopsis taxiformis - surevans - 2014-05-01
Scientific Name:
Common Name:
Sin nombre común
Taxonomic Group:
Algas
Información
Latitud
36.052167469475
Longitud
14.188164174557
City
-
Upper Depth
5.00
Lower Depth
20.00
Abundance by Depth
1 - <5% cover, numerous individuals
Habitat
Infrastructure
No Data Available
Benthic Sediment
Rocoso
Ecosystem
Comunidades de algas
Comment
This is Asparagopsis taxifomis sensu lato. The 'Asparagopsis taxifomis' of the Mediterranean consists of two cryptic species, one of which is an Erythraean immigrant (Lessepsian migrant) and the other is is of Atlantic affinity and may or may not be native. (Ref. Andreakis N, et al. (2007) Molecular Ecology, 16, 2285–2299.)