First Record of the Invasive Green Seaweed Caulerpa taxifolia (Bryopsidales) on the Coast of Turkey
Articles > Article · 2011
Authors: Gamze TURAN, Hatice TEKOĞUL, Sukran Cirik, Alexandre MEINESZ
Cryptogamie, Algologie, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2011, vol 32, pp 379-382
DOI: 10.7872/crya.v32.iss4.2011.379
Summary
The first record of the invasive green alga Caulerpa taxifolia in Yolluca Military Base located near Cesmeaalti port (Izmir, Turkey), far away from the other affected areas, is reported, thus reinforcing the hypothesis of anthropogenic dissemination of this alga in the Mediterranean Sea.