EASIN - European Alien Species Information Network

Fabio CROCETTA
7/11/2014 - 2:45 PM

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Hoffman (2014) reported it for the Mediterranean Sea. Should we include it in our list?

Eugenio GERVASINI
2/18/2015 - 12:01 PM

In EASIN is indicated as a synonym of Hypnea flagelliformis (R16674)

Kostas Tsiamis
10/23/2015 - 2:24 PM

Hypnea spicifera is poorly documented in the Mediterranean Sea. 
Aleem (1993) record of H. spicifera agrees well with H. flagelliformis.
However, the 2 species are not synonyms.

Reference: Tsiamis K. & Verlaque M., 2011. A new contribution to the alien red macroalgal flora of Greece (Eastern Mediterranean) with emphasis on Hypnea species. Cryptogamie, algologie, 32(4): 393-410.

In conclusion, H. spicifera and Hypnea harveyi (=H. spicifera) should be deleted from the synonymy with H. flaggeliformis in the EASIN Catalogue. No new entry of H. spicifera is needed until its documentation of its presence in Europe.

Eugenio GERVASINI
11/19/2015 - 3:13 PM

Hypnea spicifera and Hypnea harveyi have been deleted from the synonymy of Hypnea flaggeliformis.

Fabio CROCETTA
11/19/2015 - 3:14 PM

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Hypnea spicifera and Hypnea harveyi have been deleted from the synonymy of Hypnea flaggeliformis.

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