Notes on the benthic marine algae of Puerto Rico. X. Additions to the flora

The Mesophotic, Coral Reef-Associated, Marine Algal Flora of Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea

“…The species is also known to 91 m in the Bahamas (Ballantine and Aponte, 2005). A shallowwater collection was reported by Skelton and South (2007) from American Samoa as well as by Wynne (2001) Hypoglossum caloglossoides was reported from 61 m depth in the Bahamas by Ballantine and Aponte (2005) and originally from Puerto Rico to 70 m depth (Ballantine et al, 2009). The holotype of the species, however, was collected at 11 m depth (Wynne and Kraft, 1985) and is also known from shallow water in the Red Sea and the Mediterranean (Hoffman and Wynne, 2015).…”

“…Meredithia? caribaea, only recently described from offshore habitats in Puerto Rico (Ballantine et al, 2015), is known from two deepwater collections as well as from a midshelf algal plain at 17 m. The entity first reported from Puerto Rico between 14 and 70 m by was referred to Kallymenia lim minghei Montagne. Schneider et al (2014) indicated that on the basis of molecular evidence, the Puerto Rican entity was an undescribed species of the genus Meredithia.…”

“…The species (as Callithamnion cordatum Børgesen) has been collected by Schneider (1980) offshore North Carolina to 32 m depth and to 74 m by Hanisak and Blair (1988a) Reported for Puerto Rico by Ballantine et al (2015), only small, sterile epiphytic plants were collected. The holotype specimen was from 16 m depth in Colombia (Gavio et al, 2013), and other collections were made by them at 1-2 and 37 m. *Crouanophycus latiaxis (I.…”

“…The species has also been reported from 50 m depth in the Mediterranean (Tsiamis and Bellou, 2010 Augophyllum wysorii was described from Caribbean Panama (Lin et al, 2004) at 12-15 m depths. The species was originally reported from Puerto Rico by Ballantine et al (2015).…”

“…Schneider et al (2014) indicated that on the basis of molecular evidence, the Puerto Rican entity was an undescribed species of the genus Meredithia. The species was subsequently described by Ballantine et al (2015). Agardhiella ramosissima has been reported as dredged to 55 m by Taylor (1960 A member of the deepwater turf community in Puerto Rico, the species is typically known as being from shallow water (Taylor, 1960), although Hanisak and Blair (1988a) (Ballantine et al, 2009).…”