Johnny Braun, Luxemburg
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Laurencia chondrioides Børgesen, 1918
Laurencia chondrioides occurs from the intertidal zone at depths of 0.6, but more often at depths of 10–25 m. The red algae grows in the infralittoral zone either on flat rocks or on vertical rocky substrate. It also grows as an epiphyte on Stypocaulon scoparium and Galaxaura rugosa. This algae drifts through the oceans as an invasive species.
Israel's Mediterranean coast is known as a hotspot for invasive marine species, mainly originating from the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The red alga Laurencia chondrioides has been observed in large quantities in the algal drift on the sandy shores and on rocky surfaces of the upper and middle infralittoral zones in the eastern Mediterranean. This very common invasive species, found along Israel's northern coast, poses a serious threat to local marine flora.
Hydrozoa species have also been found on Laurencia chondrioides.
Laurencia chondrioides occurs from the intertidal zone at depths of 0.6, but more often at depths of 10–25 m. The red algae grows in the infralittoral zone either on flat rocks or on vertical rocky substrate. It also grows as an epiphyte on Stypocaulon scoparium and Galaxaura rugosa. This algae drifts through the oceans as an invasive species.
Israel's Mediterranean coast is known as a hotspot for invasive marine species, mainly originating from the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The red alga Laurencia chondrioides has been observed in large quantities in the algal drift on the sandy shores and on rocky surfaces of the upper and middle infralittoral zones in the eastern Mediterranean. This very common invasive species, found along Israel's northern coast, poses a serious threat to local marine flora.
Hydrozoa species have also been found on Laurencia chondrioides.
