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Free Content New record of the encrusting alga Ramicrusta textilis overgrowing corals in the lagoon of Dongsha Atoll, South China Sea

The crustose calcareous alga, Ramicrusta textilis Pueschel and G.W. Saunders (Peyssonneliaceae, Rhodophyta), was recently observed to overgrow dead and living corals in shallow lagoon patch reefs of Dongsha Atoll, South China Sea. DNA barcoding revealed that R. textilis frequently co-occurred in a complex with other crustose algae of the family Peyssonneliaceae and the genus Lobophora, forming patchy crusts that cover 3%–29% of the benthic substrate. This is the first record R. textilis overgrowing corals in the Pacific Ocean.

Document Type: Short Communication

Affiliations: 1: Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Leigh Marine Laboratory, 160 Goat Island Road, Leigh 0985, New Zealand 2: Department of Life Science & Center for Ecology and Environment, Tunghai University, Taiwan Boulevard, Taichung 40704, Taiwan 3: Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan 4: Department of Life Science & Center for Ecology and Environment, Tunghai University, Taiwan Boulevard, Taichung 40704, Taiwan;, Email: [email protected]

Publication date: 01 July 2019

This article was made available online on 19 March 2019 as a Fast Track article with title: "New record of the encrusting alga Ramicrusta textilis overgrowing corals in the lagoon of Dongsha Atoll, South China Sea".

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