Asparagopsis armata Harvey, 1855
Species of marine red algae, in the family Bonnemaisoniaceae. They are multicellular eukaryotic organisms.
Nicolaidou A, Alongi G, Aydogan O, Catra M, Cavas L, Cevik C, Dosi A, Circosta V, Giakoumi S, Gimenez-Casalduero F, Filiz H, Izquierso-Munoz A, Kalogirou S, Konstantinidis E, Kousteni V, Kout J, Legaki A, Megalofonou P, Ovalis P, Paolillo G, Paschos I, Perdikakis C, Poursanidis D, Ramos-Espla AA, Reizopoulou S, Sperone E, Taskin E, Tripepi S, Vazquez-Luis M (2012). New Mediterranean biodiversity records (June 2012). Mediterranean Marine Science 13(1): 162-174
2010
UNA
Red harpoon weed
The species usually develops on infralittoral rocky bottoms around the seawater surface to around 40m of depth. Marine algae like A. armata are considered “autogenic ecosystem engineers” as they are at the very bottom of the food chain and control resource availability to other organisms in the ecosystem.
No impact on biodiversity has been reported to date.
Records of Asparagopsis armata
Sites where Asparagopsis armada has been recorded in the Hellenic Sea.
