The freshwater red algae ( Batrachospermales , Rhodophyta ) of Africa and Madagascar I. New species of Kumanoa , Sirodotia and the new genus Ahidranoa ( Batrachospermaceae )

Our knowledge of the diversity of African freshwater red algae is rather limited. Only a few reports exist. During our field work in the last five years we frequently encountered freshwater red algae in streams in Rwanda and Madagascar. Here we describe four new species and one new genus of freshwat...

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Main Authors: Eberhard Fischer, Johanna Gerlach, Dorothee Killmann, Dietmar Quandt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences 2020-06-01
Series:Plant and Fungal Systematics
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Online Access:https://pfsyst.botany.pl/The-freshwater-red-algae-Batrachospermales-Rhodophyta-of-Africa-and-Madagascar-nI,122277,0,2.html