Mesophyllum macedonis, nov. sp. (Rhodophyta, Corallinales), a putative Tethyan relic in the North Aegean Sea

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-252

  Athanasiadis, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aegean Sea; Biogeography; Corallinales; Lithothamnion philippii; Mesophyllum alternans; Mesophyllum incisum; Mesophyllum mesomorphum; Mesophyllum ornatum; Millepora agariciformis; Taxonomy; Tethys

Indexed keywords

CORALLINALES; LITHOTHAMNION PHILIPPII; MESOPHYLLUM ALTERNANS; MESOPHYLLUM INCISUM; MESOPHYLLUM MACEDONIS; MESOPHYLLUM MESOMORPHUM; MESOPHYLLUM ORNATUM; MILLEPORA AGARICIFORMIS; TETHYS;

EID: 0032745136     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967026299002103     Document Type: Article

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