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ON THE COVER: Underwater photo showing luxurious growth of the obligately epizoic red alga Melanothamnus maniticola Woodworth, Frankovich & Freshwater sp. nov. on a West Indian Manatee ( Trichechus manatus ). This species has developmentally different rhizoids that are unique within Melanothamnu...
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| Published in: | Journal of phycology 2019-12, Vol.55 (6) |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Online Access: | Get full text |
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| Summary: | ON THE COVER: Underwater photo showing luxurious growth of the obligately epizoic red alga
Melanothamnus maniticola
Woodworth, Frankovich & Freshwater sp. nov. on a West Indian Manatee (
Trichechus manatus
). This species has developmentally different rhizoids that are unique within
Melanothamnus
and may be an evolutionary adaptation for anchoring the thalli to manatee epidermis. Photo courtesy of Cathy Beck, USGS. |
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| ISSN: | 0022-3646 1529-8817 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jpy.12631 |