The marine algae of Orkney |
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| Authors: | Martin Wilkinson |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Biology Department , Paisley College of Technology , Scotland;2. Department of Brewing and Biological Sciences , Heriot-Watt University , Edinburgh, EH1 1HX, Scotland |
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| Abstract: | Six species are described and compared with related algae. All were isolated in culture from terrestrial habitats on Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica. They are: Botrydiopsis constricta sp. nov. (Mischococcales, Xanthophyceae), Heterothrix antarctica sp. nov. (Tribonematales, Xanthophyceae), Sphaerocystis oleifera sp. nov. (Chlorococcales, Chlorophyceae), Sphaerocystis signiensis sp. nov., Sphaerocystis bilobata sp. nov. and Fottea pyrenoidosa sp. nov. (Ulothricales, Chlorophyceae). |
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| Keywords: | Chondrophycus Chondrophycus paniculatus Chondrophycus patentirameus Laurencia paniculata Laurencia patentiramea Mediterranean Sea Rhodomelaceae Rhodophyta taxonomy |
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