The Marine Benthic Algal Flora of Puerto Rico, I. Ochrophyta: Phaeophyceae, Pelagophyceae, and Xanthophyceae

Abstract

This treatment is a taxonomic study of the benthic species of Ochrophyta known from Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea. In all, 3 classes, 10 orders, 16 families, 33 genera, and 77 species occur in the benthic marine communities in Puerto Rico. Of these, three species of <i>Sargassum </i>are found only as unattached and free-floating. A brief summary of phycological studies in Puerto Rico and ecological descriptions of the most common marine habitats are presented. Along with date, place, and author(s) of valid publication for all genera and species, type locality information and descriptive accounts of vegetative morphological and reproductive anatomy are provided. Distribution of each species is given, and where relevant, comments on their habitat and their taxonomic and nomenclatural status are discussed. A key to the genera and keys to species within genera are included. Either an in situ or other illustration accompanies most species. Two new geographical distribution records for Puerto Rico and a description of one new species, <i>Lobophora brooksii</i> D. L. Ballant. et J. N. Norris, are included. <br>

Dominant Macroalgae in Bahía de Cochinos, Matanzas, Cuba

“…[27] [28]. The families Halimedaceae and Udoteaceae within the Chlorophyta were the most common, which is consistent with studies conducted in the South-Central region of Cuba [29] [30].…”

Ecology and Phenology of the Subtidal Brown Alga Sargassum furcatum (Ochrophyta, Fucales), a Likely Non-Indigenous Species from the Mediterranean Sea

“…Virgin Islands and Antilles -- [20] Venezuela -- [21] Salvage Islands -- [22] Cuba 2-4 Rocky [9,23] Brazil 1-5 Sandy [19,24,25] Trinidad and Tobago -- [26] Mexico -- [27,28] Canary Islands -- [29] Madeira -- [30] Costa Rica 0-1.5 Rocky and sandy [31] Azores -- [32] Puerto Rico Up to 17 - [33] Pacific Ocean Philippines -- [34] Mediterranean Sea Spain 12 - [16] Italy 4-28 Rocky and sandy [14,18] France and Corsica Upper and medium infralittoral - [17]…”

Lista actualizada de las macroalgas marinas cubanas

“…Distribución y referencias: zonas 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9; Ballantine et al, 2021;como Dictyota divaricata (Suárez et al, 2015); como Dictyota linearis . Distribución y referencias: zonas 1-9; Hernández-Fernández et al, 2013;Reed et al, 2018;Alfonso Sánchez et al, 2020;.…”

“…Distribución y referencias: zonas 3, 7, 9; . Suárez, 1973Suárez, , 1984Suárez, , 2005Ballantine et al, 2021; como sinonimia de S. rigidulum .…”

“…García-García et al ( 2021) aceptaron los cambios, pero indicaron que deben revisarse los tipos, por lo que continúa siendo una propuesta. Ballantine et al (2021) plantearon que la propuesta de González-Nieto et al (2020) requiere análisis morfológicos y moleculares sobre el género, incluyendo el estudio de los tipos y de especímenes de las localidades tipo de cada una de estas especies, para verificar su posición taxonómica. En AlgaeBase (Guiry y Guiry, 2023) tampoco aparecen esos cambios propuestos.…”