Range extension of Mesophyllum erubescens (Foslie) Me. Lemoine (Hapalidiales, Rhodophyta): first report from mesophotic rhodolith beds in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico offshore Louisiana and Texas, including the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

DNA sequence analysis of plastid-encoded psbA and UPA, mitochondrion-encoded COI, and nuclear-encoded LSU rDNA of rhodolith-forming crustose coralline algal specimens from the northwestern Gulf of Mexico reveals that Mesophyllum erubescens (Foslie) Me. Lemoine is present in mesophotic rhodolith beds...

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Main Authors: Joseph L. Richards, Ronald P. Kittle III, Jaida R. Abshire, Dijel Fuselier, William E. Schmidt, Carlos F. D. Gurgel, Suzanne Fredericq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-05-01
Series:Check List
Subjects:
CCA
COI
DNA
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/49916/download/pdf/