A global team of marine scientists, led by Griffith University, has identified and officially called 4 species of algae new to science, challenging previous taxonomical assumptions within the Porolithon genus.” These algae are responsible for sealing the delicate frameworks of coral reefs, sustaining marine biodiversity in the shallow margins of subtropical and tropical waters. Porolithon parvulum sp. Porolithon pinnaculum sp. Reference: “New branched Porolithon types (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) from the Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, and Lord Howe Island” by So Young Jeong, Paul W. Gabrielson, Jeffery R. Hughey, Andrew S. Hoey, Tae Oh Cho, Muhammad A. Abdul Wahab and Guillermo Diaz-Pulido, 28 September 2023, Journal of Phycology.DOI: 10.1111/ jpy.13387 The research study was moneyed by the Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS), with assistance from the Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program (RRAP), the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and Parks Australia.
A global group of marine scientists, led by Griffith University, has recognized and formally called four types of algae brand-new to science, challenging previous taxonomical presumptions within the Porolithon genus.” These algae are responsible for cementing the fragile frameworks of coral reefs, sustaining marine biodiversity in the shallow margins of subtropical and tropical waters. Reference: “New branched Porolithon species (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) from the Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, and Lord Howe Island” by So Young Jeong, Paul W. Gabrielson, Jeffery R. Hughey, Andrew S. Hoey, Tae Oh Cho, Muhammad A. Abdul Wahab and Guillermo Diaz-Pulido, 28 September 2023, Journal of Phycology.DOI: 10.1111/ jpy.13387 The study was funded by the Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS), with assistance from the Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program (RRAP), the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and Parks Australia.
