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Table 2 Species presence (1)/absence (0) at 8 sections of shore with in the bay of Ferraria and 3 sections of shore in Porto Formoso [Opport Opportunist species, ESG ecological status group (ESG1—late successional; ESG2—early successional), FG functional group (FG1—unicellular and epiphytic, endophytic, epiphytic and endophytic forms; FG2—foliose, thin, membranous and sheet-like forms; FG3—uniseriate filamentous forms; FG4—multiseriate and/or corticated filamentous forms; FG5—coarsely branched and highly corticated forms; FG6—thick, leathery and cartilaginous forms; FG7—jointed calcareous forms; FG8—crustose forms)]

From: Intertidal rocky shore seaweed communities subject to the influence of shallow water hydrothermal activity in São Miguel (Azores, Portugal)

 

Oport

ESG

FG

Ferraria

P Formoso

Vertical bedrock

Boulders

Boulders/pebbles

Rhodophyta

   

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

 Acrosorium venulosum

0

2

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 Aglaothamnion sp.

0

2

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

 Antithamnion decipiens

0

2

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

 Callithamnion corymbosum

0

2

3

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

 Callithamnion sp.

0

2

3

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 Callithamnion tetragonum

0

2

3

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 Caulacanthus ustulatus

0

1

5

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 Centroceras clavulatum

0

2

4

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

 Ceramium ciliatum

0

2

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

 Ceramium diaphanum

0

2

4

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

 Ceramium rubrum

0

2

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

 Chondracanthus acicularis

0

1

5

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

 Ctenosiphonia hypnoides

0

1

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

 Diplothamnion jolyi

0

2

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

 Falkenbergia rufolanosa phase

0

2

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

 Gelidium microdon

0

1

5

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 Gelidium pusillum

0

1

5

0

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

 Gymnogongrus crenulatus

0

1

5

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

0

1

0

1

 Herposiphonia secunda

0

1

5

1

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 Lophosiphonia reptabunda

0

1

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

 Nitophyllum punctatum

0

2

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 Palisada poiteaui

0

1

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

 Phyllophora gelidioides

0

1

5

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 Polysiphonia sp.

0

2

4

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

1

1

 Polysiphonia sphacelaria

0

2

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

 Polysiphonia stricta

0

2

4

1

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

 Porphyra sp.

1

2

2

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

 Rhodymenia holmesii

0

1

5

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 Symphyocladia marchantioides

0

1

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

Total

   

5

7

11

13

2

6

6

5

6

11

10

Heterokontohyta

 Cladostephus spongiosus

0

1

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

 Colpomenia sinuosa

0

1

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

 Brown crust

0

1

8

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

 Cystoseira abies-marina

0

1

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

 Ectocarpus fasciculatus

1

2

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

 Ectocarpus siliculosus

1

2

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

 Endarachne binghamiae

0

2

5

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

 Hecatonema terminale

0

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

 Sargassum cymosum

0

1

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

 Sargassum furcatum

0

1

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

 Scytosiphon lomentaria

0

2

5

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

 Sphacelaria rigidula

0

1

3

0

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

 Sphacelaria sp.

0

1

3

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 Stypocaulon scoparium

0

1

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

Total

   

2

2

3

2

1

4

5

5

2

4

5

Chlorophyta

 Blidingia minima

1

2

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 Bryopsis cupressina

0

2

2

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 Bryopsis plumosa

0

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

 Chaetomorpha aerea

1

2

3

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

1

 Cladophora albida

0

2

3

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

 Cladophora conferta

0

2

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 Cladophora laetervirens

0

2

3

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

0

0

0

 Codium adhaerens

0

1

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

 Codium fragile

0

1

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

 Ulva compressa

1

2

2

0

1

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

 Ulva intestinalis

1

2

2

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

 Ulva prolifera

1

2

2

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

0

 Ulva rigida

1

2

2

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

Total

   

4

2

4

4

6

6

5

4

2

3

4

    

11

11

18

19

9

16

16

14

10

18

19

  1. Legend for shore section according to Figs. 2 and 3