CINCO NUEVOS REGISTROS DE ALGAS ROJAS (RHODOPHYTA) PARA EL CARIBE MEXICANO

Abstract

We report five new records of Rhodophyta
from the Mexican Caribbean; they are all
rare species in the Caribbean. Liagora
tsengii was known only from Guadeloupe
and St. Kitts. Neogoniolithon trichotomum
has been reported from the Atlantic coast
of Costa Rica. The record of Hypoglossum
simulans is the second outside the type
locality in Guadeloupe. Hypoglossum
subsimplex has been reported from the
Bermudas, Puerto Rico and Colombia; and
Asteromenia peltata was known from
Venezuela, Brazil, Jamaica, Cuba and Florida.
Information and detailed illustrations
are presented on the morphology and
reproductive stages of these species.