Bloom of the giant anadyomene gigantodictyon sp. nov. (anadyomenaceae, cladophorales) from the outer slope (25-50m) of the belize barrier reef

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-63

  Littler, Mark M ^a   Littler, Diane S ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algal bloom Anadyomene; Anadyomenaceae; Anadyomene gigantodictyon; Belize Barrier Reef; Cladophorales

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANADYOMENACEAE; ANADYOMENE; CLADOPHORALES; PAVONINA;

EID: 84856419875     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2011.01108.x     Document Type: Article

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