sites by an invasional meltdown phenomenon. These massive proliferations, in some
cases identified as cryptic invasions, homogenize the Alboran underwater landscapes in many areas and may be considered as a marine representation of the new
era identified as the Anthropocene.
8.3 Biodiversity of the Benthic Flora from the Alboran Sea:
Present Knowledge
The flora of seaweeds of the north side of the Alboran Sea was compiled by FloresMoya et al. (1995a, b) and Conde et al. (1996a), and several additions have been
made since then (Conde et al. 1996b; Báez et al. 2001; Altamirano et al. 2006,
2008b; Invernón et al. 2009; Arjona et al. 2011; De la Rosa, 2016). The knowledge
of marine macroalgal diversity of Moroccan Mediterranean shores has been
referenced in several checklists (González-García and Conde-Poyales 1991,
1994; Benhissoune et al. 2001, 2002a, b, 2003). Recently, the combined research
efforts of Moroccan phycologists have yielded an important number of new records
of seaweeds from the Moroccan coasts of the Alboran Sea (Riadi et al. 2011, 2013;
Fig. 8.2 Alochtonous and invasive seaweeds in Alboran Sea. Asparagopsis armata (a),
A. taxiformis (b), Caulerpa cylindracea (c), and Rugulopteryx okamurae (d). Photos: (a)–(c),
María Altamirano; (d) Julio De la Rosa
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cases identified as cryptic invasions, homogenize the Alboran underwater landscapes in many areas and may be considered as a marine representation of the new
era identified as the Anthropocene.
8.3 Biodiversity of the Benthic Flora from the Alboran Sea:
Present Knowledge
The flora of seaweeds of the north side of the Alboran Sea was compiled by FloresMoya et al. (1995a, b) and Conde et al. (1996a), and several additions have been
made since then (Conde et al. 1996b; Báez et al. 2001; Altamirano et al. 2006,
2008b; Invernón et al. 2009; Arjona et al. 2011; De la Rosa, 2016). The knowledge
of marine macroalgal diversity of Moroccan Mediterranean shores has been
referenced in several checklists (González-García and Conde-Poyales 1991,
1994; Benhissoune et al. 2001, 2002a, b, 2003). Recently, the combined research
efforts of Moroccan phycologists have yielded an important number of new records
of seaweeds from the Moroccan coasts of the Alboran Sea (Riadi et al. 2011, 2013;
Fig. 8.2 Alochtonous and invasive seaweeds in Alboran Sea. Asparagopsis armata (a),
A. taxiformis (b), Caulerpa cylindracea (c), and Rugulopteryx okamurae (d). Photos: (a)–(c),
María Altamirano; (d) Julio De la Rosa
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