Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.32582/aa.64.1.9

Morphological and reproductive phenology of Cystoseira foeniculacea f. tenuiramosa (Phaeophyceae, Fucales) from the lagoon of Strunjan (Gulf of Trieste, northern Adriatic)

Claudio Battelli orcid.org/0000-0001-5539-6039
Marcello Catra ; Laboratory of Phycology, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

Abstract

The results of a study on morphological features and reproductive phenology of the brown alga Cystoseira foeniculacea
f. tenuiramosa (Ercegović) A. Gómez Garreta, M.C. Barceló, M.A. Ribera & J. Rull Lluch from the marine lagoon of Strunjan (Gulf
of Trieste), are reported. Based on monthly samplings carried out during one year period, it was observed that this species shows
considerable seasonal morphological variations. The Strunjan marine lagoon appears to be the only location of the Slovenian coast
where population of this taxon occur. Based on the high associated biodiversity, we propose the inclusion of this population in the
conservation management plans in the area.

Keywords

Cystoseira foeniculacea f. tenuiramosa; morphological features; reproductive phenology; marine lagoon Strunjan; northern Adriatic

Hrčak ID:

304333

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/304333

Publication date:

14.6.2023.

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