On the Presence and Ubiquity of the Exotic Batophora (J. Agardh) in the Mar Menor Lagoon (SE Spain)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Deposition of Sequences and of Expression Data
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Main Observed Characters | This Study | Ballesteros, 2020 |
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No. of branchlets shaping a whorl | 6–9 | 6–10 |
Main axis diameter | 400–500 µm | 450 to 600 µm |
First internode diameter | 175–250 µm | 140–180 µm |
Gametophores location | 1st internode | 1st (2nd) internode |
Gametophores shape | Spherical (oval) | Spherical |
Gametophores diameter | 350 to 650 µm | 440 to 650 µm |
Gametangia shape | Spherical | Spherical |
Gametangia diameter | 59–68 µm | 60–87 µm |
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Terradas-Fernández, M.; Valverde-Urrea, M.; López-Moya, F.; Fernández-Torquemada, Y. On the Presence and Ubiquity of the Exotic Batophora (J. Agardh) in the Mar Menor Lagoon (SE Spain). Water 2022, 14, 2909. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14182909
Terradas-Fernández M, Valverde-Urrea M, López-Moya F, Fernández-Torquemada Y. On the Presence and Ubiquity of the Exotic Batophora (J. Agardh) in the Mar Menor Lagoon (SE Spain). Water. 2022; 14(18):2909. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14182909
Chicago/Turabian StyleTerradas-Fernández, Marc, Miguel Valverde-Urrea, Federico López-Moya, and Yolanda Fernández-Torquemada. 2022. "On the Presence and Ubiquity of the Exotic Batophora (J. Agardh) in the Mar Menor Lagoon (SE Spain)" Water 14, no. 18: 2909. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14182909
APA StyleTerradas-Fernández, M., Valverde-Urrea, M., López-Moya, F., & Fernández-Torquemada, Y. (2022). On the Presence and Ubiquity of the Exotic Batophora (J. Agardh) in the Mar Menor Lagoon (SE Spain). Water, 14(18), 2909. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14182909