Chorotypes of seaweeds from the western Mediterranean Sea and the Adriatic Sea: An analysis based on the genera Audouinella (Rhodophyta), Cystoseira (Phaeophyceae) and Cladophora (Chlorophyta) |
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| Authors: | José C Báez Raimundo Real J Mario Vargas Antonio Flores-Moya |
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| Institution: | Department of Plant Biology (Botany), Sciences Faculty, Málaga University, Campus de Teatinos s/n, E-29071 Málaga, Spain and;Department of Animal Biology (Zoology), Sciences Faculty, Málaga University, Campus de Teatinos s/n, E-29071 Málaga, Spain |
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| Abstract: | The aim of the present paper is to identify the possible existence of groups of species in the genera Audouinella (Rhodophyta), Cystoseira (Phaeophyceae) and Cladophora (Chloropyta) with significantly similar distribution patterns (chorotypes), in the western Mediterranean Sea and the Adriatic Sea. Of the 98 species studied, 59 were grouped into 11 chorotypes, whereas 39 species remained ungrouped. Thirty‐eight species were included in a generalist chorotype, whereas 6 chorotypes were monospecific. The relationships with the environmental factors that could explain the chorotypes are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Adriatic Sea Audouinella biogeography Cladophora Cystoseira Mediterranean Sea |
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