First report of the seaweed Codium parvulum (Chlorophyta) in the Mediterranean waters: recent blooms on the northern shore of Israel
Israel, A.; Einav, R.; Silva, P.C.; Paz, G.; Chacana, M.E.; Douek, J. (2010). First report of the seaweed Codium parvulum (Chlorophyta) in the Mediterranean waters: recent blooms on the northern shore of Israel. Phycologia 49(2): 107-112. https://dx.doi.org/10.2216/PH09-28.1
In: Phycologia. International Phycological Society: Odense. ISSN 0031-8884; e-ISSN 2330-2968, more
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| Keywords |
Codium parvulum (Bory ex Audouin) P.C.Silva, 2003 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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Codium parvulum, Infralittoral algae, Invasive seaweeds, Lessepsian species, Mediterranean |
| Authors | | Top |
- Israel, A.
- Einav, R.
- Silva, P.C.
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- Paz, G.
- Chacana, M.E.
- Douek, J.
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| Abstract |
Codium parvulum is a green seaweed (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) originally described from the Red Sea. It has not previously been reported from the Mediterranean. Since 2004, however, several blooms of this seaweed have been recorded for the northern shores of Israel. Although C. parvulum may have been present in the eastern Mediterranean and overlooked until now, it seems more likely to be a recent Lessepsian migrant. A collection from the Red Sea (El Gouna, Egypt) is designated the epitype of C. parvulum. |
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