Kallymenia ercegovicii
Kallymenia ercegovicii a red algae species first discovered in the Mediterranean Sea, in the coast of Croatia.[1]
| Kallymenia ercegovicii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Gigartinales |
| Family: | Kallymeniaceae |
| Genus: | Kallymenia |
| Species: | K. ercegovicii |
| Binomial name | |
| Kallymenia ercegovicii Vergés et al., 2014 | |
Description
This species is distinguished from other Kallymenia species by a deeply lobed thallus, its large inner cortical cells, stellate but non-ganglionic medullary cells and non-ostiolate cystocarps which are surrounded by a filamentous net, itself composed of elongated cells forming fascicles.[1]
References
- Vergés, Alba; Gey, Delphine; Utgé, José; Cruaud, Corinne; Le Gall, Line (2014). "Recognition of a new species ofKallymenia(Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) from Croatia (Mediterranean Sea) based on morphology and DNA barcode". European Journal of Phycology. 49 (3): 332–344. doi:10.1080/09670262.2014.938362. ISSN 0967-0262. S2CID 86389477.
Further reading
- Giaccone, Giuseppe. "Biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: an introductory speech to the Marine Algae Symposium." Bocconea Palermo 16 (2003): 182–192.
- Belsher, Th, et al. "Inventaire des algues marines benthiques de la rade et des îles d'Hyères." Trav. scient. Parc natn. Port-Cros 2 (1976): 39–89.
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