Morphological studies of Hapalospongidion macrocarpum and Nemoderma tingitanum (phaeophyceae) from the Salvage Islands (Madeira archipelago).

Abstract

Two species of encrusting brown algae (Phaeophyceae) are newly recorded for the Salvage Islands (Madeira Archipelago) viz. Nemoderma tingitanum and Hapalospongidion macrocarpum. The species are described, and information is presented concerning their ecology, morphology and geographical distribution in the Atlantic