First record of Caulerpa cylindracea (Caulerpaceae, Chlorophyta) in Andalusia (Southern Spain)
Three different species of Caulerpa (Caulerpaceae, Chlorophyta) co-occur in the Mediterranean Sea: two of them are found at the central-eastern basin and are typically considered non aggressive components of the Lessepsian flora [(C. chemnitzia(Esper) J.V. Lamouroux and C. racemosa var. lamourouxii...
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| author | María Altamirano Nikos Andreakis Virginia Souza-Egipsy Marianela Zanolla Julio De la Rosa |
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| description | Three different species of Caulerpa (Caulerpaceae, Chlorophyta) co-occur in the Mediterranean Sea: two of them are found at the central-eastern basin and are typically considered non aggressive components of the Lessepsian flora [(C. chemnitzia(Esper) J.V. Lamouroux and C. racemosa var. lamourouxii (Turner) Weber-van Bosse f. requienii(Montagne) Weber van Bosse)]; a third taxon, C. cylindracea Sonder has aggressively expanded its range since its first observation in 1990, and it is nowadays reported from nearly all the Mediterranean countries. We report a population of C. cylindracea from Almería (Andalusia, Southern Iberian Peninsula) at −30 m depth as to be the westernmost record of the invasive variety on the Mediterranean European coast. Therefore, we made use of morphological description and molecular phylogenetics to provide a complete identification of this invasive seaweed in Southern Spain. Our findings are discussed in light of the composition of the receptor communities, such as maërl bed, edges of Posidonia oceanica (Linnaeus) Delile, and their ecology. Our results confirmed the suggested directionality of the invasive pathway to be westward to the Strait of Gibraltar, mainly supported by sea currents and vectors of anthropogenic origin. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-728eece9a2a148f0bd1ef2b9eae7d0d42022-12-21T22:28:17ZengConsejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasAnales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid0211-13221988-31962014-12-01712e007e00710.3989/ajbm.2381396First record of Caulerpa cylindracea (Caulerpaceae, Chlorophyta) in Andalusia (Southern Spain)María Altamirano0Nikos Andreakis1Virginia Souza-Egipsy2Marianela Zanolla3Julio De la Rosa4Dpto. Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de MálagaAustralian Institute of Marine ScienceDpto. Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de MálagaDpto. Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de MálagaDpto. Botánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de GranadaThree different species of Caulerpa (Caulerpaceae, Chlorophyta) co-occur in the Mediterranean Sea: two of them are found at the central-eastern basin and are typically considered non aggressive components of the Lessepsian flora [(C. chemnitzia(Esper) J.V. Lamouroux and C. racemosa var. lamourouxii (Turner) Weber-van Bosse f. requienii(Montagne) Weber van Bosse)]; a third taxon, C. cylindracea Sonder has aggressively expanded its range since its first observation in 1990, and it is nowadays reported from nearly all the Mediterranean countries. We report a population of C. cylindracea from Almería (Andalusia, Southern Iberian Peninsula) at −30 m depth as to be the westernmost record of the invasive variety on the Mediterranean European coast. Therefore, we made use of morphological description and molecular phylogenetics to provide a complete identification of this invasive seaweed in Southern Spain. Our findings are discussed in light of the composition of the receptor communities, such as maërl bed, edges of Posidonia oceanica (Linnaeus) Delile, and their ecology. Our results confirmed the suggested directionality of the invasive pathway to be westward to the Strait of Gibraltar, mainly supported by sea currents and vectors of anthropogenic origin.http://rjb.revistas.csic.es/index.php/rjb/article/view/418its sequencemaërlmediterranean seacaulerpa cylindraceaphylogenetic analysis |
| spellingShingle | María Altamirano Nikos Andreakis Virginia Souza-Egipsy Marianela Zanolla Julio De la Rosa First record of Caulerpa cylindracea (Caulerpaceae, Chlorophyta) in Andalusia (Southern Spain) Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid its sequence maërl mediterranean sea caulerpa cylindracea phylogenetic analysis |
| title | First record of Caulerpa cylindracea (Caulerpaceae, Chlorophyta) in Andalusia (Southern Spain) |
| title_full | First record of Caulerpa cylindracea (Caulerpaceae, Chlorophyta) in Andalusia (Southern Spain) |
| title_fullStr | First record of Caulerpa cylindracea (Caulerpaceae, Chlorophyta) in Andalusia (Southern Spain) |
| title_full_unstemmed | First record of Caulerpa cylindracea (Caulerpaceae, Chlorophyta) in Andalusia (Southern Spain) |
| title_short | First record of Caulerpa cylindracea (Caulerpaceae, Chlorophyta) in Andalusia (Southern Spain) |
| title_sort | first record of caulerpa cylindracea caulerpaceae chlorophyta in andalusia southern spain |
| topic | its sequence maërl mediterranean sea caulerpa cylindracea phylogenetic analysis |
| url | http://rjb.revistas.csic.es/index.php/rjb/article/view/418 |
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