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First record of Polyneura bonnemaisonii (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta) from the Atlantic Ocean of Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2015

Mustapha Hassoun ,
Hanaa Moussa ,
Hanaa Zbakh ,
Hassane Riadi ,
Mohamed Kazzaz  and
Ghizlane Salhi
Mustapha Hassoun*
Affiliation:
Phycology and Mycology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, 93000, B.P. 2121, M'Hannech II, Tétouan, Morocco
Hanaa Moussa
Affiliation:
Phycology and Mycology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, 93000, B.P. 2121, M'Hannech II, Tétouan, Morocco
Hanaa Zbakh
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
Hassane Riadi
Affiliation:
Phycology and Mycology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, 93000, B.P. 2121, M'Hannech II, Tétouan, Morocco
Mohamed Kazzaz
Affiliation:
Phycology and Mycology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, 93000, B.P. 2121, M'Hannech II, Tétouan, Morocco
Ghizlane Salhi
Affiliation:
Phycology and Mycology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, 93000, B.P. 2121, M'Hannech II, Tétouan, Morocco
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: M. Hassoun, Phycology and Mycology Laboratory, Department of BiologyFaculty of Sciences, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, 93000B.P. 2121, M'Hannech II, Tétouan, Morocco email: hassoun.mustaphaetu@uae.ac.ma
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Abstract

A red algal species, Polyneura bonnemaisonii (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta), is described for the first time in the Atlantic Ocean of Morocco. This is also the first reference of the occurrence of this species in Africa. This species was collected in the lower intertidal to subtidal zones, from Hyayda (north-west of Morocco). The Moroccan specimen is studied in detail and compared with other closely related species. Habitat, geographic distribution, description and illustration of the macroscopic and microscopic characters are presented and discussed in this work.

Keywords

algaeAtlantic Oceanfirst recordMoroccoPolyneura bonnemaisonii
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 8 , 2015 , e139
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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