Introduction

Udotea argentea (Bryopsidales: Udoteacea), a new record for the Hawaiian Islands

Udotea argentea (Bryopsidales: Udoteacea), a new record for the Hawaiian Islands

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Udotea argentea (Bryopsidales: Udoteacea), a new record for the Hawaiian Islands

Julie H. Bailey-Brock and Wagner F. Magalhaes

Udotea argentea, a broadly distributed Indo-Pacific seaweed, has been collected for the first time on the south coast of Oahu, Hawaii. The habit and anatomical features are illustrated and the possible ecological impact to the native benthic community is discussed.