Record #:

28259

Author(s):

Freshwater, D. Wilson; Braly, S. Katharine; Stuercke, Brooke; Hamner, Rebecca M.; York, Robert A.

Abstract:

There are sixteen species of the red algal order Rhodymeniales reported from North Carolina waters, but there has been confusion over their taxonomic rank and classification. Phylogenetic analyses reveal a number of species differences, suggesting that Asteromenia is not a monotypic genus.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 121 Issue 2, Summer 2005, p49-55, il, bibl

Subject(s):

Biology; Algae; Phylogeny