THE OCCURRENCE OF AGARDHIELLA RAMOSISSIMA (GIGARTINALES) AND ACANTHOPHORA SPICIFERA (CERAMIALES) IN THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND

摘要

The algal flora of the Texas coast is largely of tropical affinity; however, a distinctive cool temperature element develops during the winter and early spring (Edwards & Kapraun 1973). This range in water temperatures gives the Texas coast a variation of macroalgae characteristic of both surrounding areas and the tropics. Studies along the Texas coastline over the past few decades have contributed to new taxa for those areas (e.g.Kapraun 1980, Medlin 1984, Wardle 1992).