G. Sartoni et al., CHRYSONEPHOS LEWISII (SARCINOCHRYSIDALES, CHRYSOPHYCEAE), A NEW RECORD FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN ALGAL FLORA, Botanica marina, 38(2), 1995, pp. 121-125
Chrysonephos lewisii (Taylor) Taylor, belonging to the order Sarcinoch
rysidales (Chrysophyceae), is reported from the Tuscan coastline. Prev
iously only reported from the Bermuda Islands and Florida, this is the
first record from the Mediterranean. Vegetative and reproductive morp
hology, habitat and seasonal pattern of the plants are outlined, toget
her with some ultrastructural features of the vegetative cells.