Algal check list in Isca (Calabria, Italy) marine reserve

The purpose of this study was to carry out a taxonomic analysis of the macrophytobentonic populations in the marine reserve of Isca. In total, 47 algal species were collected, of which 21 are new to the region. The algae were distributed as follows: 32 Rhodophyta (685), 8 Phaeophyta (17%) and 7 Chlorophyta (15%). The bathymetric distribution of the species, their relative abundance and the frequency of the principal ecological groups at the different sampling sites are all reported here.