The diversity and phylogenetic relationships of specimens in the brown algal genus
Cystoseira sensu lato from the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean were examined using …

Canopy-forming seaweeds sustain critical ecosystem services in coastal habitats. Around
the world, many of these seaweeds are suffering strong declines, mainly attributed to the …

An essential suite of coral reef ecosystem engineers is coralline red algae. Among these, the
smooth, encrusting Porolithon onkodes has historically been considered the most important …

Effective monitoring of non-indigenous seaweeds and combatting their effects relies on a
solid confirmation of the non-indigenous status of the respective species. We critically …

The modern biodiversity crisis, the seventh extinction, is different from the six former crises in
that one species, Man, is alone responsible, rather than volcanic and astronomic events. In …

Marine macroalgae develop structurally distinct molecules that have been long recognized
as an important source of natural products, eg, bioactive compounds and antioxidants, such …

Shallow-water rhodolith beds are rare in the Mediterranean Sea and generally poorly
known. The Punta de la Mona rhodolith bed extends for 16,000 square meters in shallow …

The cosmopolitan genus Ulva Linnaeus includes species of green macroalgae found in
marine, brackish and some freshwater environments. Although there is a wide literature for …

Since the conception of the genus Laurencia by Lamouroux in 1813, several red macroalgal
species have been included in it. In recent decades, the development of modern molecular …

Global warming and ultraviolet radiation (UVR) affect marine organisms worldwide.
However, we still lack knowledge about the consequences of these environmental changes …