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First report of the seaweed Codium parvulum (Chlorophyta) in Mediterranean waters: Recent blooms on the northern shores of Israel

  • Alvaro Israel
  • , Rachel Einav
  • , Paul C. Silva
  • , Guy Paz
  • , Max E. Chacana
  • , Jacob Douek

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Abstract

Codium parvulum is a green seaweed (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) originally described from the Red Sea. It has not previously been reported from the Mediterranean. Since 2004, however, several blooms of this seaweed have been recorded for the northern shores of Israel. Although C. parvulum may have been present in the eastern Mediterranean and overlooked until now, it seems more likely to be a recent Lessepsian migrant. A collection from the Red Sea (El Gouna, Egypt) is designated the epitype of C. parvulum.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)107-112
Number of pages6
JournalPhycologia
Volume49
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2010
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water

Keywords

  • Codium parvulum
  • Infralittoral algae
  • Invasive seaweeds
  • Lessepsian species
  • Mediterranean

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aquatic Science
  • Plant Science

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