Peyssonnelia atropurpurea

Min Depth

10 meters

Max Depth

20 meters

Overall Geographic Range

Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Africa, North Australia

Habitat-Biology

hard substrate

References

Earle, S. A. 1972. Benthic algae and seagrasses. Appendix II. Pp. 15–18 in L. S. Z. El-Sayed, W. M. Sackett, L. M. Jeffrey, A. D. Fredericks, R. P. Saunders, P. S. Conger, G. A. Fryxell, K. A. Steidinger, and S. A. Earle, eds. Chemistry, Primary Production, and Benthic Algae of the Gulf of Mexico. Folio 22. The Serial Atlas of the Marine Environment. American Geographical Society, New York.
Taylor, W. R. 1960. Marine Algae of the Eastern Tropical and Subtropical Coasts of the Americas. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Fredericq, S., T. O. Cho, S. A. Earle, C. F. Gurgel, D. M. Krayesky, L. E. Mateo-Cid, A. C. Mendoza-González, J. N. Norris, and A. M. Suárez. 2009. Seaweeds of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 187–259 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-06-2024.

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