The invasive brown seaweed Rugulopteryx okamurae (Dictyotales, Ochrophyta) continues to expand: first record in Italy.
G. Bellisimo, M. Altamirano, A. R. Munoz, J. De la Rosa, T. H. Hung, G. Rizzuto, S. Vizzini, A. Tomasello
The paper reports the first observation of the invasive seaweed Rugulopteryx okamurae in Italy and models its favorable distribution in the Mediterranean.
bioRxiv · Sep 23, 2023Plant Biology