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A taxonomic and distributional study of the rhodolith-forming species Lithothamnion muelleri (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

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  • Lithothamnion rnuelleri is reported for the first time as one of the main components of rhodolith beds along the Eastern Pacific Ocean based on samples from Washington State (USA), Pacific Baja California (Mexico), southern Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Individual rhodoliths ranged from fruticose to lumpy in morphology, and bi-sporangial, tetrasporangial, and gametangial plants were similar to those described from Australia and Brazil. Our study revealed a surprisingly wide latitudinal distribution of this species along the American continent. Its documentation in the Eastern Pacific will facilitate a more accurate interpretation of the ecology, biology, and biogeography of rhodolith beds worldwide.
  • Keywords: Coralline algae, Washington, Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Taxonomy, Lithothamnion muelleri
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  • Robinson, N., Hansen, G., Fernandez-Garcia, C., & Riosmena-Rodriguez, R. (2013). A taxonomic and distributional study of the rhodolith-forming species lithothamnion muelleri (corallinales, rhodophyta) in the eastern pacific ocean. Algae, 28(1), 63-71. doi:10.4490/algae.2013.28.1.063
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  • Rafael Riosmena-Rodríguez was supported by CONACYTSEMARNAT and CONACYT SEP for the studies in the Gulf of California. Néstor Robinson acknowledges scholarships from CONACYT and Cindy Fernández acknowledges support from the Universidad de Costa Rica And the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de León, Nicaragua.
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