This review article explores the state of DNA barcoding of macroalgae in the Mediterranean
Sea. Data from the Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD) were utilised in conjunction with a …

Seaweed assemblages represent the dominant autotrophic biomass in many coastal
environments, playing a central structural and functional role in several ecosystems. In …

Biological invasions are a major threat to the world's biodiversity with consequences on
ecosystem structure and functioning, species evolution, and human well-being (through …

Ethanol extracts of Asparagopsis taxiformis collected from the Straits of Messina (Italy) were
screened for antibacterial activity against pathogenic shellfish and fish bacteria previously …

Up to now only a fraction of all living organisms in the world has been identified. Organisms
are identified using morphological characteristics, which is laborious and requires …

The simple and convergent morphologies of many red algae make these species difficult to
identify using traditional morphological characters. Many cryptic species have been …

The red algal family Halymeniaceae has been recently the subject of taxonomic revisions
based strictly on molecular data. As a result, the number of genera ascribed to it has been …

Several compounds from marine organisms have been studied for their potential use in
aquaculture. Among the red algae, Asparagopsis taxiformis is considered one of the most …

Pivotal environmental geology research was carried out in the protected area of Cape
Peloro (Messina, NE Sicily, Italy). The main aims were the ascertainment of the presence of …

Three alien macrophytes, Ascophyllum nodosum, Colpomenia peregrina and Polysiphonia
morrowii, are reported for the first time from the Mar Piccolo of Taranto (southern Italy …