Enteromorpha flexuosa (Wulfen) J. Agardh, 1883: 126–128

Coppejans, Eric, Leliaert, Frederik, Verbruggen, Heroen, de Clerck, Olivier, Schils, Tom, de Vriese, Thomas & Marie, Daniel, 2004, The marine green and brown algae of Rodrigues (Mauritius, Indian Ocean), Journal of Natural History 38 (23), pp. 2959-3020 : 2964

* Enteromorpha flexuosa (Wulfen) J. Agardh, 1883: 126–128 , subsp. flexuosa

References: Bliding, 1963: 73–79, figures 38–40; Tseng, 1984: 254, pl. 126, figure 2 ; Kraft, 2000: 523, figure 7A–E ; Littler and Littler, 2000: 300, figure p. 301; Payri et al., 2000: 62, figure p. 63.

Type locality. Diuno , near Trieste, Italy .

Vouchers. HEC 14707 (zF), 20 September 2001, Rivière Banane ; HEC 14785, 25 September 2001, Passe Grand Bassin (s.s. 3) ; HEC 14833 (zF), 27 September 2001, Baie de l’Hermitage (s.s. 22) .

Ecology. Epilithic in the upper intertidal zone, but also collected in the subtidal where it has been observed as an epiphyte on Liagora ceranoides .

Distribution. Australia, Bahrain, Diego Garcia atoll, India, Indonesia (Bali and Java), Kuwait, Laccadives, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius ( Børgesen, 1940: 9; 1946: 8), Pakistan, Rodrigues (this paper), Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Yemen.

Note. Our material agrees very well with the description and illustrations of Bliding (1963).

* Enteromorpha flexuosa (Wulfen) J. Agardh subsp. paradoxa (J. Agardh)

Bliding, 1963: 79 References: Bliding, 1963: 79–85, figures 42–45; Kraft, 2000: 525, figure 7F ; Littler

and Littler, 2000: 302, figure p. 303.

Figures

FIGS 2–6. Chlorophyta. (2) Microdictyon tenuius, detail of branching and anastomosing patterns (HEC 14849). (3) Bryopsis pennata var. pennata, branchlets of last order contiguous and in a single plane (HEC 14796 p.p.). (4) Bryopsis pennata var. leprieurii, branchlets of last order interrupted and in a single plane (HEC 14757).(5) Bryopsis pennata var. secunda, branchlets of last order curved in one direction (HEC 14796 p.p.). (6) Chamaedoris delphinii (HEC 14617). Scale bars: 250 mm (2); 5 mm (3–5); 1 cm (6).

FIGS 7–13. Caulerpa brachypus, variation in the general morphology and margin structure of the assimilators. (7) Large growth form collected in grooves between bumps of coral rubble, frequently branching and with secondary stolons (HEC 14867). (8) Intermediately large growth form with wide assimilators (HEC 14769). (9) Intermediately large growth form with relatively narrow assimilators (HEC 14656a). (10) Typical specimen with simple or scarcely branched assimilators (HEC 14612). (11) Assimilator with smooth margin (HEC 14612). (12) Assimilator with coarsely dentate margin (HEC 14656a). (13) Assimilator with densely dentate margin (HEC 14718). Scale bars: 2 cm (7–10); 1 mm (11–13).