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This book covers the species attributed to the orders
Cryptonemiales, Palmariales and Rhodymeniales. Each species
description incorporates notes on ecology and distribution and is
supported by one or more line illustrations. Keys to aid
identification are also included. The synthesis of many years'
research carried out by members of the British Phycological Society
in collaboration with the Natural History Museum, London, this
series of books covers all the British and the majority of northern
Atlantic seaweeds.
This volume is written by leading authorities in red algae. All
subfamilies, genera and species are described, notes on ecology and
distribution given, and each named species is illustrated by one or
more half-tones or line drawings showing distinctive features.
User-friendly keys are provided to enable identifi cation of genera
and species. Special features of this volume are the concise but
comprehensive and practical introduction and a complete
re-evaluation of British Isles taxa in consultation with other
international specialists. In addition, one new species and three
new combinations are proposed. This is a reprint edition of
0-11-310016-7 published in 1984.
In this, the first of three parts comprising Volume 1, a general
introduction to the Rhodophyta - dealing with such topics as
morphology, reproduction and economic utilization - is followed by
treatment of the orders Nemaliales and Gigartinales. Each species
is described and illustrated and notes on the ecology and
distribution are given. Keys to aid identification are also
included. The Authors: The late Peter Dixon is the author of
Biology of the Rhodophyta and numerous scientific papers. He
specialised in red algal taxonomy at the University of Liverpool
and more recently at the University of California, Irvine. Linda
Irvine has over 40 years' experience at the Natural History Museum,
London, specialising in algal taxonomy and nomenclature, and was a
major contributor to three other books in the series.
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