Records of the non-native alga Acanthophoraspicifera (Rhodophyta) and their colonial epibionts in La Paz Bay, Gulf of California.

ABSTRACT: Acanthophoraspicifera, a red alga considered an alien species, was discovered for the first time on the Pacific coast of Mexico in 2006 from a locality inside La Paz Bay, Gulf of California. Since then, more records have shown its presence, 17 localities having been added up to 2015. A two-year field study (2020-2022) visiting 31 sites along the coast of La Paz Bay, complemented with data from literature and citizen science, resulted in a database of 709 entries that spans the data from 2004 to 2023. These data showed a distribution that goes from Punta Coyote, close to Boca Grande, the northern entrance to the Bay to Playa Tecolote in the south, more than 100 km of coastline, including Espiritu Santo Archipelago, an area considered a natural reserve since 2007. Anthropogenic activi

SUBMITTER: Mendoza-Becerril MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10682994 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature