Commentaire : Asparagopsis is a marine macroalgae genus (Rhodophyta) that belongs to the Florideophyceae class and the Bonnemaisoniaceae family. A. taxiformis have a haplo-diplontic, heteromorphic life cycle with alternating haploid gametophytic and diploid sporophytic stages that were first described as two different species: Falkenbergia rufolanosa (Harvey) F. Schmitz 1897 (A. armata) and F. hillebrandii (Bornet) Falkenberg 1901 (A. taxiformis). \n
A. taxiformis has a climatic preference on warm temperate to tropical regions over the other species of the genus A. armata. The distribution A. taxiformis is broad and has been shown to be partly due to several introduction events. Molecular studies of the genus Asparagopsis show a high cryptic diversity, increasing uncertainty on its taxonomical status and biogeography.
Protection : basse