Simple Summary The French Polynesian islands represent a unique insular system in the
Pacific Ocean. Previous surveys of the marine flora of French Polynesia were mostly …

Until recently, the study of cyanobacteria and microalgae has been hampered by the need to
cultivate these organisms to gain insight into their cytomorphology, life cycle and molecular …

Ulva L. species are problematic to identify since they have cryptic morphologies with few
distinctive features, as well as significant intraspecific variation. In this study, we report two …

This article provides a topical review of East Mediterranean phycology and seagrass
biology, with a special focus on the outcomes of the multi-year project “Brown algal …

Macroalgae are an important component of marine ecosystems. Small-sized macroalgae
are easily ignored by traditional monitoring leading to an underestimation of macroalgae …

Various species of marine micro-filamentous green algae (< 5 mm) remain overlooked
globally. They are difficult to identify in field collections due to their diminutive size and their …

The identification of macroalgal species within the Laurencia complex is challenging, due to
the presence of inconspicuous morphological characters, extensive variation in these traits …

We report two new algal records from the Maltese islands: Hincksia mitchelliae (=
Feldmannia mitchelliae)(Phaeophyceae) and Palisada tenerrima (Rhodophyceae). The …

Gongolaria barbata plays a crucial role as a habitat-forming Fucales species in the
Mediterranean Sea, thriving in shallow, sheltered coastal regions, where it exhibits optimal …

Asperococcus JV Lamouroux is a genus of brown algae in the Chordariaceae family (Order
Ectocarpales). This concise review compiles the published literature on Asperococcus …