Sponge-seaweed associations in species of Ptilophora (Gelidiaceae, Rhodophyta)

Phycological Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 140-148

  Tronchin, Enrico ^a,d   Samaai, T ^b   Anderson, R J ^c   Bolton, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^c MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Gelidiaceae; Ptilophora; Rhodophyta; South Africa; Sponge seaweed association; Surface proliferations

Indexed keywords

EPIPHYTE; RED ALGA; SEAWEED; SPONGE;

ALGAE; GELIDIACEAE; PTILOPHORA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 33745966860     PISSN: 13220829     EISSN: 14401835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1835.2006.00422.x     Document Type: Article

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