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The genus Cystoseira s.l. (Ochrophyta, Fucales, Sargassaceae) in the Black Sea: morphological variability and molecular taxonomy of Gongolaria barbata and endemic Ericaria crinita f. bosphorica comb. nov.
- 1. M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany of National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Department of Phycology, Lichenology and Bryology, Kyiv, Ukraine & s.sadogurska@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6370-182X
- 2. Centro de Ciências do Mar, Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Faro, Portugal & jmneiva@ualg.pt; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5927-4570
- 3. Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy & falace@units.it; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9671-5283
- 4. Centro de Ciências do Mar, Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Faro, Portugal & eserrao@ualg.pt; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1316-658X
- 5. Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research, the National Institute of Oceanography, Tel Shikmona, Haifa, Israel & alvaro@ocean.org.il
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Sadogurska, Sofia S., Neiva, João, Falace, Annalisa, Serrão, Ester A., Israel, Álvaro (2021): The genus Cystoseira s.l. (Ochrophyta, Fucales, Sargassaceae) in the Black Sea: morphological variability and molecular taxonomy of Gongolaria barbata and endemic Ericaria crinita f. bosphorica comb. nov. Phytotaxa 480 (1): 1-21, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.480.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.480.1.1
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