Checklist of the benthic marine macroalgae from Algeria, part II: &lt;em&gt;Ulvophyceae&lt;/em&gt;

Nora Ould-Ahmed,María Antonia Ribera Siguan,Amelia Gómez Garreta

doi:10.3989/ajbm.2471

Abstract

The seaweed diversity of the Mediterranean is still not completely known, especially in some areas of its African coasts. As an effort to complete a more detailed catalogue to fill such gap, an updated checklist of seaweeds from Algeria, based on updated literature records, is developed using as starting point the checklist of Perret-Boudouresque and Seridi published in 1989. In the present work, in which we include the Ulvophyceae Mattox & K.D.Stewart, we list 73 accepted taxa from this group, among which there are 8 new records for Algeria.

Highlights

The seaweeds of the Algerian coast have been well studied by classical French phycologists
The present checklist encompasses 73 accepted green algal taxa registered to date in Algeria, and two taxa are considered as taxa excludenda
The number of Ulvophyceae registered on the Algerian coasts is low in comparison with its total number for the entire Mediterranean Sea (176 taxa) (Cormaci & al. 2014), or for the Adriatic Sea (134 taxa) (Antolic & al. 2001)

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Introduction

The seaweeds of the Algerian coast have been well studied by classical French phycologists Perret-Boudouresque & Seridi (1989) published a checklist of the benthic marine macroalgae which compiled the information on this area up to that moment. In 1993, a taxonomical and nomenclatural critical revision of all the Mediterranean green seaweeds (Ulvophyceae Mattox & K.D.Stewart) was carried out 1993), and concerning the Algerian flora, the article by Perret-Boudouresque & Seridi (1989) was used as a reference. In the two last decades, some authors have continued working on the marine flora of Algeria There is more information which is often difficult to consult, since it is mostly included in unpublished papers, such as PhD theses (Seridi 1990, 2007; KadariMéziane 1994; Ould-Ahmed 1994, 2015). The aim of this work is to update the knowledge of the green seaweeds inhabiting the Algeria shores

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