Red algae play an extremely important role in the world's oceans today. For example, their calcareous skeletons ensure that coral reefs in the tropics remain stable and are even able to withstand ...

'The coralline red algae form a calcareous skeleton and cement the coral reefs together,' explains Dr. Sebastian Teichert from the Chair of Palaeoenvironmental Research at FAU.

'The coralline red algae form a calcareous skeleton and cement the coral reefs together,' explains Dr. Sebastian Teichert from the Chair of Palaeoenvironmental Research at FAU.

A recent study has established a predictive framework for identifying the source populations of Chondria tumulosa, a ...

09/21/2015 18:01 Small Alga – Great Effect Dr. Susanne Eickhoff Öffentlichkeitsarbeit Leibniz-Zentrum für Marine Tropenökologie (ZMT). Addendum from 10/01/2015; In a new study, scientists ...

New species of red algae seen in west, south east Indian coast ... The genus Hypnea consists of calcareous, erect, branched red seaweeds. “There are 61 ...

The plugs are typically prepared with crustose coralline algae – CCA for short – a rock-hard calcareous red algae and most corals readily settle on that, Engelsma said.

University of Guam researchers have discovered four new species of crustose calcifying red algae, a group of marine algae that deposits limestone-like stony corals, according to an announcement ...