Corologial addition of Sargassum trichocarpum J. Agardh (Fucales, Sargassaceae) in the Alboran Sea (Southern Spain)

Jesús Rosas-Guerrero; Marianela Zanolla

doi:10.24310/abm.49.2024.20078

Authors

Jesús Rosas-Guerrero Universidad de Málaga Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6042-8031
Marianela Zanolla Departamento de Botánica y Fisiología Vegetal. Facultad de Ciencias. Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Teatinos s/n. 29071 Málaga. Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9585-5906

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/abm.49.2024.20078

Keywords:

algae, chorology, drifted material, Malaga, Cadiz, Mediterranean Sea

Abstract

Drifted material from the deep-sea species Sargassum trichocarpum was found in the provinces of Malaga and Cadiz. These finding highlights that the species is still present on the eastern Mediterranean coasts despite the threats affecting its populations, which are in a state of decline.

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