Identity and origin of a slender Caulerpa taxifolia strain introduced into the Mediterranean Sea

Botanica Marina

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-39

  Jongma, Dorris N ^a   Campo, Davide ^b   Dattolo, Emanuela ^a   D'Esposito, Daniela ^a   Duchi, Antonino ^b,c   Grewe, Peter ^d   Huisman, John ^e,f   Verlaque, Marc ^g   Yokes, Mehmet B ^h   Procaccini, Gabriele ^a  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b Center for Environmental Education   (Italy)

^c AIM AgroIttica Iblea Macrostigma Soc Coop   (Italy)

^d BCSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research   (Australia)

^e MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

^g AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^h HALIC UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Australia; Caulerpa distichophylla; Caulerpa taxifolia; introduced species; Mediterranean Sea

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GREEN ALGA; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SICILY; TURKEY;

CAULERPA; CAULERPA DISTICHOPHYLLA; CAULERPA TAXIFOLIA; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 84876527510     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bot-2012-0175     Document Type: Article

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