Publication

2016 - Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, Washington, D.C, District of Columbia

Language

English

Word Count

10,250 words, Guess

Page Count

41 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC579.8/177097295
  • LCCQK571.5.P9 B35 2016

Alternate Titles

  • Mesophotic, coral reef associated, marine algal flora of Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea

Description

Deep-water open-circuit SCUBA, dredging, submersible and technical mixed gas (closed-circuit) rebreather diving collections of marine benthic algae made over the last approximately 30 years in Puerto Rico are summarized in this account. In total 181 taxa (160 identified to species) (comprising 61% Rhodophyta. 12% Phaeophyceae and 27% Chlorophyta) are reported from depths greater than 35 m. Ninety-four of these, (59% of taxa identified to species) from the Puerto Rican mesophotic are thought to be the deepest known distributional records for the species recognized. Forty-three species (or 8% of the entire benthic flora of Puerto Rico) are mostly or entirely restricted to depths greater than 35 m.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Smithsonian contributions to botany -- number 105

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