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NEW GENERA AND SPECIES OF CERAMIACEAE (RHODOPHYTA) FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES1 |
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| Authors: | Richard B. Searles Craig W. Schneider |
| Abstract: | Five Ceramiaceae (Rhodophyta) are reported from the offshore waters of the southeastern, warm temperate coast of the United States. These include two new monotypic genera, Calliclavula trifurcate Schneider in the Griffithsieae and Nwynea grandispora Searles in the Sphondylothamnieae, and three new species, Callithamniella silvae Searles, Ptilothamnion occidentale Searles, and Lejolisia exposita Schneider et Searles. |
| Keywords: | Calliclavula trifurcataSchneider gen. et sp. nov. Callithamniella silvaeSearles sp. nov. Ceramiaceae Lejolisia expositaSchneider et Searles sp. nov. Nwynea grandisporaSearles gen. et sp. nov. Ptilothamnion occidentaleSearles sp. nov. Rhodophyta southeastern United States systematics taxonomy |