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SENTIES, Abel  e  DRECKMANN, Kurt M.. Biodiversity of the marine macroalgae of the Rhodomelaceae family (Rhodophyta) in Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2014, vol.85, suppl., pp.S62-S68. ISSN 2007-8706.  https://doi.org/10.7550/rmb.40713.

A review of the biodiversity of the family Rhodomelaceae in Mexico is prsented. The first records date from 1847, when J. Agardh recorded Polysiphonia perpusilla y P. dictyurus. To date, this family is represented by 28 genera containing 100 species in the Pacific coast, 23 genera with 80 species in the Atlantic, and 13 genera in common, giving a total of 37 genera, which represents 16.5% of the known genera (224), and a 19% of the species (933). These taxa are distributed along the 17 coastal states, being Baja California, Baja California Sur, and Quintana Roo the most diverse.

Palavras-chave : red algae; coasts of Mexico; distribution; taxonomic richness; Rhodomelaceae.