Life history and morphological studies of Punctaria tenuissima (Chordariaceae, Phaeophyceae), a new record for the Azores

• Main Authors: Parente, M.I., Fletcher, R.L., Neto, A.I., Tittley, I., Sousa, A.F., Draisma, S., Gabriel, D.
• Format: Article
• Published: Walter De Gruyter & Co 2010
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/13312/

Punctaria tenuissima (Chordariaceae, Phaeophyceae) is reported for the first time from the Azores. Erect thalli were collected on the Island of Sao Miguel; they were up to 3 cm long, flattened and often twisted. The plurilocular sporangia were formed from surface cells that were quadrate or rectangu...