Lemanea fucina Bory, 1808 (Lemaneaceae, Rhodophyta), a rare species with a variable morphology: First record in the Republic of Montenegro
Author(s) -
Snežana Simić,
Nevena Djordjevic
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
archives of biological sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1821-4339
pISSN - 0354-4664
DOI - 10.2298/abs1102511s
Subject(s) - montenegro , genus , type locality , geography , morphology (biology) , biology , ecology , zoology , regional science
The genus Lemanea and a species belonging to this genus, Lemanea fucina Bory 1808, are reported for the first time in the Republic of Montenegro (southeast Europe, in the river Tara, at one locality - “Splavište” (N-43° 07’ 721”, E 019° 18 ‘609”). This is a new finding, and also the southernmost point of occurrence of this species in Europe. The species is characteristic mostly for rivers of the countries of northern and western Europe. The variable morphological characteristics of this species are described and illustrated in this work
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