NUEVOS REGISTROS DE STYLONEMA ALSIDII (ZANARDINI) DREW Y S. CORNU-CERVI REINSCH (PORPHYRIDIALES, RHODOPHYTA) PARA LA COSTA DEL PACÍFICO MEXICANO

Abstract

Stylonema cornu-cervi Reinsch
(Porphyridiales, Rhodophyta) is reported
for first time from the Mexican Pacific coast.
Likewise, new localities are reported for
Stylonema alsidii (Zanardini) Drew along
the west coast of Baja California. Specimens
were collected from the subtidal zone of
Campo Kennedy, Rancho Packard and
Pesquera Zapata in Todos Santos Bay, Baja
California, during 1995-2001. The
morphology, reproductive stage, habitat and
geographic distribution in the study area
are described for each species. The scarcity
of records for Stylonema is probably related
to the small size of these species and the
lack of floristic studies of the subtidal zone
in the study area.