Journal article
The Ulvophyceae (Chlorophyta) of eastern Sorsogon, Philippines, including Halimeda magnicuneata sp. nov. (Bryopsidales)
Richard Dumilag, Ferdinand S Dumago, Rea Kissel R Cabudoy, Mark Christian E Peralta, Camille C Li, Glenn Cedrick Gamus, Rose Glendelyn T Romero, Sandra L Yap, Michael Y Roleda, Paul John L Geraldino, Heroen Verbruggen, Frederik Leliaert, Stefano GA Draisma, Lawrence M Liao, Gerald T Kraft
BOTANICA MARINA | WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH | Published : 2020
Abstract
The marine algal flora of eastern Sorsogon has been intensively collected and is generally considered as the richest in the Philippines. A trend of species records in the area has been dominated by rhodophytes (red algae) with significantly fewer similar studies for other algal groups (green and brown algae). In this study we present an updated catalogue of the green seaweeds (Ulvophyceae) of eastern Sorsogon. A checklist, including notes on taxonomy, is given of the 103 species. Twenty-six species are newly recorded locally of which five represent new records for the Philippines: Avrainvillea amadelpha, Caulerpa buginensis, an unidentified Caulerpa species, Codium cf. latum, and one taxon n..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work is partly funded by the FEU University Research Center (URC).