Cystoseira pustulata explained

Cystoseira pustulata is a species of brown alga in the genus Cystoseira.

Distribution

Cystoseira pustulata occurs in the Mediterranean and Northeast Atlantic (Azores, Canary Islands).^[1] Records of Cystoseira humilis in the Mediterranean refer to this species.

Taxonomy

Cystoseira pustulata has variously been treated as a variety or subspecies of Cystoseira compressa,^{[2] [3] [4]} or considered a synonym of C. humilis,^[5] but constitutes a distinct genetic entity not closely related to either.

Notes and References

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2. Sales . M. . Ballesteros . E. . Shallow Cystoseira (Fucales: Ochrophyta) assemblages thriving in sheltered areas from Menorca (NW Mediterranean): Relationships with environmental factors and anthropogenic pressures . Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science . 2009 . 84 . 4 . 476–482 . 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.07.013. 2009ECSS...84..476S .
3. Thibaut . T. . Blanfuné . A. . Boudouresque . C.F. . Verlaque . M. . Decline and local extinction of Fucales in the French Riviera: The harbinger of future extinctions? . Mediterranean Marine Science . 2015 . 16 . 206–224 . 10.12681/mms.1032. free .
4. Bouafif . C. . Verlaque . M. . Langar . H. . New contribution to the knowledge of the genus Cystoseira C. Agardh in the Mediterranean sea, with the reinstatement of species rank for C. schiffneri Hamel . Cryptogamie, Algologie . 2016 . 37 . 2 . 133–154 . 10.7872/crya/v37.iss2.2016.133. 89369751 .
5. Cormaci . M. . Furnari . G. . Giaccone . G. . Scammacca . B. . Serio . D. . Observations taxonomiques et biogéographiques sur quelques espèces du genre Cystoseira C. Agardh . Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique, Monaco . 1992 . 9 . 21–35.