First record of the invasive alga Caulerpa racemosa (Caulerpales, Chlorophyta) on the coast of Algeria

Cryptogamie, Algologie

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 303-305

  Ould Ahmed, Nora ^a   Meinesz, Alexandre ^b  

^a University Campus of Dely Ibrahim   (Algeria)

^b Laboratoire Environnement Marin Littoral   (France)

Author keywords

Caulerpa racemosa; Dissemination; Invading species; Mediterranean Sea

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CAULERPA; CAULERPA RACEMOSA; CAULERPALES; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 34548355055     PISSN: 01811568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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