In Brazil, the Laurencia complex is represented by twenty taxa: Laurencia ss with twelve
species, Palisada with four species (including Chondrophycus furcatus now that the …

Hypnea musciformis, a red macroalga widely distributed in tropical and subtropical coasts
around the world, has great economic importance as a source of carrageenan for industrial …

Marine natural products have been the focus of discovery for new products of chemical and
pharmacological interest. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antinociceptive activity of …

Morphological and molecular studies have been performed on Laurencia dendroidea
derived from Brazil and the Canary Islands. This species possesses all of the characters that …

This study aimed to evaluate and compare the intertidal macroalgae community from reef
structures subject to different urbanization degrees. Samplings were made in 11 beaches …

Peyssonneliaceae represents a monophyletic clade of red encrusting algae classified
Peyssonneliales. Molecular analyses have been important for revealing unknown diversity …

The genus Codium comprises c. 125 species widely distributed in marine coastal
environments throughout the world. Due to morphological plasticity, the taxonomic …

The genus Gracilaria is the major source of agarose in the world today and is one of the
most species-rich genera in the Rhodophyta. Flat Gracilaria species are among the most …

Sandy beaches are among the most extensive coastal ecosystems in Brazil and constitute
important buffer zones between terrestrial and marine environments. The present study …

We describe the development and maturation of the germ cells of the brachyuran crab
Eriphia gonagra. Monthly collections were conducted in Pernambuco state, northeastern …