The Red Algal Genus Audouinella Bory (Nemaliales: Acrochaetiaceae) from North Carolina

Schneider, Craig W. The Red Algal Genus Audouinella Bory (Nemaliales: Acrochaetiaceae) from North Carolina. Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences, number 22, 25 pages, 3 figures, 1983.—A monographic study of Audouinella in the Atlantic waters of North Carolina reports 15 taxa from coastal and continental shelf habitats. Three of these, A. affinis, A. hoytii, and A. ophioglossa, herein described as a new species, are endemic. Audouinella bispora and A. daviesii are reported from the Carolina flora for the first time. The taxonomy from several historical reports is elucidated, and taxonomic confusions in this complex are clarified. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION DATE is handstamped in a limited number of initial copies and is recorded in the Institution's annual report, Smithsonian Year. SERIES COVER DESIGN: Seascape along the Atlantic coast of eastern North America. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Schneider, Craig W. The red algal genus Audouinella Bory (Nemaliales: Acrochaetiaceae) from North Carolina. (Smithsonian contributions to the marine sciences ; no. 22) Bibliography: p. Supt. of Docs, no.: SI 1.41:22 1. Audouinella—Classification. 2. Algae—North Carolina—Classification. I. Title. II. Series. QK569.A27S36 1983 589.4'1 83-600261