Checklist of the benthic marine and brackish Galician algae (NW Spain)

Abstract

We present an annotated checklist of the benthic marine and brackish algae of the Galician coasts (Spain) based on literature records and new collections. This checklist includes 618 species: 118 Cyanophyta, 296 Rhodophyta, 127 Ochrophyta, and Chlorophyta. The number of specific, infraspecific taxa, and Rhodophyta, 135 Ochrophyta, and 79 Chlorophyta. Hyella caespitosa var. nitida, Calothrix fasciculata, Gracilariopsis longissima, Compsonema minutum, and Sphacelaria tribuloides are new records for Galicia, and there are also some new provincial records. We state the presence of each species for Lugo (Lu), A Coruña (Co), and Pontevedra (Po) provinces. The number of species found in Galicia is NE Atlantic Ocean grow in Galicia. Biogeographical comments neighboring areas Basque coast, Portugal, southern Iberian coast of Morocco are given. Finally, we present lists of cold-temperate, Lusitanic Province endemics, and alien species growing in Galicia.