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(The median citation count of Botanica Marina is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Frontmatter	33
In this issue	20
In this issue	19
A life for science and seaweeds: Klaus-Otto Lüning (1941–2023)	17
Analysis of Peruvian seaweed exports during the period 1995–2020 using trade data	16
New record of the green macroalga Gayralia brasiliensis (Ulotrichales, Chlorophyta) in Singapore	14
Retraction of: Seaweed resources of Korea	14
New records and species of Verosphacela (Onslowiales, Phaeophyceae): Verosphacela ebrachia from Greece, Verosphacela henryi sp. nov. from Rapa Nui and Verosphacela asensii	14
Morphological and molecular characterization of the elusive vegetative stage of the diatom Cerataulina bicornis: a new record from Indian Sundarbans	10
Diversity and distribution of species of the planktonic dinoflagellate genus Alexandrium (Dinophyta) from the tropical and subtropical Mexican Pacific Ocean	9
Reviewer acknowledgement Botanica Marina volume 66 (2023)	9
Reviewer acknowledgement Botanica Marina volume 67 (2024)	9
Frontmatter	8
Characterization of novel estuarine Ascomycota based on taxonomic and phylogenetic evaluation	8
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Evidence for the proposal that Palisada corallopsis and P. furcata (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) are conspecific	7
Morphological and molecular evidence reveals three new species of Gelidium (Gelidiaceae, Rhodophyta) for the southern Mexican Tropical Pacific	7
Genus Proteomonas is not monotypic: P. agilis sp. nov. (Cryptophyceae, Geminigeraceae) from the Black Sea and hidden diversity of Proteomonas species	7
Considerations for kelp aquaculture on South Africa’s west coast: geospatial analysis and research implications	7
Phylogeographic patterns in attached and free-living marine macroalga Fucus vesiculosus (Fucaceae, Phaeophyceae) in the Baltic Sea	6
In this issue	6
Development and validation of microsatellite markers for Sargassum fusiforme based on transcriptomic data	6
Gongolaria barbata forest in the shallow lagoon on the southern Istrian Coast (northern Adriatic Sea)	6
Response of the green alga Ulva prolifera grown at different irradiance levels under ocean acidification at different life cycle stages	6
Neocamarosporium aquaticum (Neocamarosporiaceae, Dothideomycetes), a novel fungus from salt marsh habitats	6

Vertical distribution of brown and red macroalgae along the central Western Antarctic Peninsula	5
Feasibility of ex-situ recruitment and outplanting of Gongolaria nodicaulis (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) for restoration of warm temperate marine forests in Atlantic Morocco	5
In this issue	5
A DNA barcode inventory of the genus Ulva (Chlorophyta) along two Italian regions: updates and considerations	5
Frontmatter	5
Early development of Gongolaria montagnei (Fucales, Phaeophyta) germlings under laboratory conditions, with a view to enhancing restoration potential in the Eastern Mediterranean	5
First report of any species of the red algal order Nemaliales from mainland Ecuador: Neoizziella asiatica (Liagoraceae, Rhodophyta)	4
Exploring the suitable extractive species in an IMTA: inorganic nutrient removal from mariculture effluents by commercially important marine macroalgae	4
Bioactivity and chemical screening of endophytic fungi associated with the seaweed Ulva sp. of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh	4
In this issue	4
An overview of fungal taxonomic, functional, and genetic diversity in coastal and oceanic biomes in megadiverse Mexico	4
A new species of the red alga Erythrotrichia (Erythropeltales, Rhodophyta) from Korea: Erythrotrichia johnawestii sp. nov. and observations in culture	4
Seasonal and culture period variations in the lipid and fatty acid content of Ulva lactuca cultivated in Mikhmoret onshore (Israel)	4
Arenicolous marine fungi of sandy beaches of Taiwan	4
Germling culture and molecular analysis of evasive micro-filamentous green algae growing in the Maltese islands (central Mediterranean)	3
Cosmopolitan geographic distribution of Phaeosaccion multiseriatum (Phaeosacciaceae, Phaeosacciophyceae), and description of P. westermeieri sp. nov. from Chile	3
First evidence of polyembryony in black mangrove Avicennia germinans	3
In this issue	3
Frontmatter	3
Systematics of Hypnea (Cystocloniaceae, Rhodophyta) from coastal North Carolina, with a first report of Calliblepharis saidana from the United States Atlantic Coast	3
In this issue	3
Updating the Ulvaceae in the green seaweeds of Britain and Ireland	3
Ultrastructural characterization of Minutocellus polymorphus (Cymatosiraceae, Bacillariophyta) and first record from the Eastern Pacific	3
In this issue	3
A new species of marine algae from the Mexican Atlantic based on morphology and molecular data: Gelidium rodrigueziae sp. nov. (Gelidiaceae, Rhodophyta)	3
Morphological discrimination of fouling Ulva and Blidingia species on Pyropia rafts in Rudong, China: an in-field protocol for early monitoring of algae forming the Yellow Sea gre	3
Skeletonema species (Bacillariophyta) from the northwestern Sea of Japan: morphology, ecology, seasonal and long-term dynamics	3
Kapraunia silviae (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta), a new species from the South Atlantic Ocean	3
Individual-based numerical experiment to describe the distribution of floating kelp within the Southern Benguela Upwelling System	3
First record of the red alga Ceramium pallidum (Ceramiales, Ceramiaceae) for the Mediterranean Sea	3
Gambierdiscus carpenteri (Dinophyceae) from Bahía de La Paz, Gulf of California: morphology, genetic affinities, and mouse toxicity	3
Reviewer acknowledgement Botanica Marina volume 65 (2022)	3
Proposal of Cryptonemia floridana comb. nov. (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta) based on rbcL gene analysis of collections from type locality and female reproductive morphology	3
Three new Lobophora species (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) from Phuket on the west coast of Thailand	3
Morphology, molecular phylogeny and toxicity of Fukuyoa paulensis (Dinophyceae) from the Bay of Bengal, North Indian Ocean	3
Cool under heat: humidity moderates the tolerance of Fucus vesiculosus (Phaeophyceae) to changes in air temperature during emersion	3
Numerical experiments investigating the influence of drag on trajectory patterns of floating macroalgae	3
In this issue	2
Chondrus retortus (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) in Hawai‘i: a taxonomic and biogeographic puzzle	2
Frontmatter	2
In this issue	2
Naturally occurring protoplasts in two Ulva spp. reveal a previously underestimated proliferation process	2
High-temperature stress induces bacteria-specific adverse and reversible effects on Ulva (Chlorophyta) growth and its chemosphere in a reductionist model system	2
First record of phytomyxid infection of the non-native seagrass Halophila stipulacea in Puerto Rico	2
Studies of North Carolina marine algae XV. DNA sequencing reveals some different Ulva species compared to historical reports and U. carsoniae sp. nov. (Ulvales, Chlorophyta)	2
Effects of thermal history on the heat shock response of bull kelp ( Nereocystis luetkeana )	2
Effect of sand-influence on the morphology of Mazzaella laminarioides (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales) on rocky intertidal shores	2
Frontmatter	2
Labelling kelps with ¹³ C and ¹⁵ N for isotope tracing or enrichment experiments	2
In this issue	2

Molecular phylogeny and genetic diversity of three dentate species of the genus Dictyota (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) from the Caribbean Sea, with emphasi	2
Surf-diatoms from sandy beaches on the Eastern Coast of South America (Brazil): the identification ofAnaulusEhrenberg andAsterionellopsisRound	2
Inconsistency between morphological diversity and genetic structuring: proposal for one species of Undaria in Japan	2
First record of a cylindrical Dipterocladia (Ceramiales, Delesseriaceae), D. cylindrica sp. nov., from Korea based on morphological and molecular analyses	2
Genetic differentiation of Gracilaria changii and Gracilaria firma (Gracilariaceae, Rhodophyta) based on chloroplast genome	2
The African seaforest: a review	2
Recent progress in marine mycological research in different countries, and prospects for future developments worldwide	2
Frontmatter	2
The effect of irradiance versus light dose on the antioxidant activity of two strains of Ulva lacinulata	2
Salinity and temperature affect growth rate of Alphamyces chaetifer and Gorgonomyces haynaldii (Chytridiomycota) isolated from coastal habitats of Taiwan	1
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Intraspecific variation in growth rates of Rhodomonas marina (Cryptophyceae) under different temperatures and salinities conditions: a comparative study	1
Frontmatter	1
Reviewer acknowledgement Botanica Marina volume 64 (2021)	1
Influence of mesoscale eddies on the spring phytoplankton groups in the Southern Gulf of Mexico	1
In this issue	1
Lipid characterization of 14 macroalgal species from Madeira Archipelago: implications for animal and human nutrition	1
Genetic diversity of Undaria pinnatifida populations from China and their genetic relationship with those from Japan and Korea as revealed by mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences	1
In this issue	1
Morphological and molecular studies on the genus Gayralia (Ulotrichales, Chlorophyta) in northeastern Brazil with expansion of its species distribution	1
Genetic analysis of Ulva (Ulvaceae, Chlorophyta) type specimens resolves northeast Pacific blade-forming species	1
Prevalence history of morphological variants of Cerataulina resting spores in Indian Sundarbans and resultant phylogenetic analysis	1
A review of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) of marine zoosporic microorganisms and their commercialization	1
Revisiting Potter Cove, King George Island, Antarctica, 12 years later: new observations of marine benthic diatoms	1
In this issue	1
New observations on the rarely reported tropical dinoflagellates Tripos lanceolatus and T. schroeteri from the Colombian Caribbean, South Pacific and Indian Oceans	1
Three new species of Asteromenia (Hymenocladiaceae, Rhodophyta) from Australia	1
Gracilaria liaoi sp. nov. (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) from the Philippines	1
Diversity of marine fungi in Pondicherry mangroves, east coast of India and systematic placement of Rhizophila marina	1
Marine heatwaves facilitate invasive algae takeover as foundational kelp	1
Desiccation and thermo-tolerance of Fucus guiryi (Phaeophyceae) from its southernmost populations (Canary Islands, Eastern Atlantic)	1
Similarity in growth response of Aspergillus terreus isolates under mimic hydrothermal vent conditions suggests no physiological growth barrier between terrestrial and marine environments	1
Taxonomic assessment of blade-forming Ulva species (Ulvales, Chlorophyta) in the Galápagos Archipelago, Ecuador using DNA sequencing	1
Study on fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) composition of 19 Brazilian thraustochytrid isolates	1
In this issue	1
Experimental flooding modifies rhizosphere conditions, induces photoacclimation and promotes antioxidant activities in Rhizophora mucronata seedlings	1
Chemical and enzymatic hydrolysis of alginate: a review	0
Paraloratospora edkuensis sp. nov. (Ascomycota, Phaeosphaeriaceae) from the brackish Lake Edku, Egypt	0
Kelp ecology, applications and potential for aquaculture in Southern Africa	0
Effects of flooding on the Mediterranean Cymodocea nodosa population in relation to environmental degradation	0
Zoosporic fungi of Taiwan, with particular reference to species from marine and brackish environments	0
Seagrass meadows in the Greek Seas: presence, abundance and spatial distribution	0
Record of the unarmored dinoflagellate Gynogonadinium aequatoriale (Ceratoperidiniaceae, Dinophyceae) in the Mediterranean Sea	0
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Sixth addendum to the synoptic review of red algal genera	0
Unforeseen green tide of floating tubular Ulva meridionalis, a lethal threat to oyster farming, along the west coast of Taiwan: tracking its origin and ecophysiological insights	0
In this issue	0
Pseudogomphonema lukinicum sp. nov. (Bacillariophyceae), a new endophytic diatom found inside multicellular red algae from the Northwest Pacific	0
Rediscovery of the rare Cladochroa chnoosporiformis Skottsberg from the Falkland Islands and its merger with Utriculidium durvillei Skottsberg	0
Molecular and morphological characterization of Digenea (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) in the Mexican Atlantic	0
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Phylogeny and ecology of the green seaweed Ulva. Part II	0
Stable isotope values (δ ¹³C, δ ¹⁵N) of macroalgal communities at Loch Creran and its relevance for elucidating sources of macro	0
Phymatolithopsis acervata comb. nov., and P. roseola sp. nov. (Hapalidiales, Rhodophyta) from South Africa with a comment on infraordinal classification	0
Exploring seasonal dynamics and biochemical composition of the red alga Chondracanthus acicularis on the Moroccan Atlantic coast: a comprehensive study	0
Chemical profiling of seaweeds of the Arabian Gulf by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and in-silico screening against MPOX	0
In this issue	0
First record of the diatom pathogen Diatomophthora perforans cf. subsp. pleurosigmae (Oomycota) from the M	0
In this issue	0
The use of macroalgal hydrolysate as a carbon source in the lipid production of the marine heterotrophic dinoflagellate Crypthecodinium AL–05	0
New morphological data for two rare species of sand-dwelling marine dinoflagellates, Amphidiniella sedentaria and Pachena cf. leibnizii	0
Range expansion of some non-indigenous seaweeds along the coasts of Brittany – English Channel	0
Identification of Gracilariaceae (Rhodophyta) of central Portugal by histological and genetic methods	0
Long-term unialgal seaweed cultivation in artificial seawater without water change. I. Laboratory investigations of Ulva	0
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Phylogeny and ecology of the green seaweed Ulva	0
Three-dimensional distribution of nutrients and phytoplankton biomass in a semi-enclosed region of the Gulf of California during different ENSO phases	0
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Diversity of fungi isolated from carapace and gut of the marine crab Portunus sanguinolentus in northern waters of Taiwan	0
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Occurrence of Dictyosphaeria (Cladophorales, Chlorophyta) species on the Brazilian coast and oceanic islands, based on morphological and molecular data	0
Frontmatter	0
In this issue	0
A new oomycete pathogen Olpidiopsis dasysiphoniae sp. nov. (Oomycota) infecting the red alga Dasysiphonia japonica (Ceramiales, Delesseriaceae)	0
Species diversity of the brown alga Lobophora (Dictyotales) in the Con Co Island Marine Protected Area, Vietnam	0
Morphological and molecular characterization of Kareniaceae (Dinophyceae, Gymnodiniales) in Kuwait’s waters	0
In this issue	0
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Chemical and biological potential of fungi from deep-sea hydrothermal vents and an oxygen minimum zone	0
Germanium dioxide as agent to control the biofouling diatom Fragilariopsis oceanica for the cultivation of Ulva fenestrata (Chlorophyta)	0
Acoustic scattering properties of a seagrass, Cymodocea nodosa: in-situ measurements	0
Frontmatter	0
Updates on the classification and numbers of marine fungi	0
Gayralia brasiliensis Pellizzari M.C. Oliveira et N.S. Yokoya (Gayraliaceae Ulotrichales): a new record for Indian waters based on morphological and molecular analysis	0
In this issue	0
Morphology and molecular phylogeny of Gonyaulax kunsanensis sp. nov. (Gonyaulacales, Dinophyceae) from Korean coastal waters	0
Exploration of the in-vitro antibacterial-antioxidant potentials and GC-MS metabolite profiling of seaweeds from the southwest coast of India	0
Gelidiella papillosa sp. nov. (Gelidiellaceae, Rhodophyta) from Veracruz, Mexico, in the context of the worldwide distribution of G. acerosa	0
Annual cycle and ecological interactions of macroalgal epiphytes with Cymodocea nodosa and Ruppia maritima in Epanomi and Vravrona, Greece	0
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The potential for kelp (order Laminariales) aquaculture in South Africa: a biological review	0
Laurencia mediterranea sp. nov. (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) from the central Mediterranean Sea	0
The first record of the epiphytic dinoflagellate Coolia malayensis from Russian Pacific waters	0
Genetic diversity of culturable fungi associated with scleractinian corals in the Gulf of Thailand	0
Biodiversity of epiphytic marine macroalgae in Mexico: composition and current status	0
Evaluation of cryptic invasion in Japanese Undaria populations based on mitochondrial haplotypic analysis	0
Bacteria-released algal growth and morphogenesis factors regenerate axenic calli derived from the macroalga Ulva (Chlorophyta) and change the fatty acid profile	0
Differences between the wild-type and cultivated Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis revealed by quantitative proteome and gene expression profiling analysis	0
Vegetation of the supralittoral and upper sublittoral zones of the Western German Baltic Sea coast: a phytosociological study	0
Alveolate species of Mastogloia (Bacillariophyceae, Mastogloiales), including M. frickei Hustedt 1933 from Guam and two renamed species from Florida	0
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Whither marine mycology: the way forward	0
Assessing fungi in Portuguese marine environments: how many species?	0
Environmental gradients influence geographic differentiation and low genetic diversity of morphologically similar Ulva species in the Northwest Pacific	0
Saccharina sporophytes settling on kelp cultivation rafts come from wild intertidal populations and not from the farmed cultivars	0
Diversity of fungi from marine inundated wood from the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada	0
From Tasmania to the world: long and strong traditions in seaweed use, research, and development	0
Combined effects of high irradiance and temperature on the photosynthetic and antioxidant responses of Thalassia hemprichii and Halophila ovalis	0
Marine macroalgal flora on the Aegean and the Levantine coasts of Turkey	0
Fifth addendum to the synoptic review of red algal genera	0
DNA sequencing reveals higher taxonomic diversity of coralline algae (Corallinales and Hapalidiales, Rhodophyta) in the tropical western North Atlantic that complicates ecological studies	0
In this issue	0
Embracing diversity: enhancing the management of South Africa’s kelp forests in an era of change	0
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Morphological and molecular characterization of Chnoospora minima (Scytosiphonaceae, Ectocarpales) along Mexican coasts, with the description of C. ramosissima sp. nov.	0
In this issue	0
Ecophysiology of Kuwaiti macroalgae with special emphasis on temperature and salinity tolerance related to the conditions at desalination plant outfalls	0
History of marine mycology – a personal perspective	0
Roseolithon mirabile (Foslie) comb. nov. (Hapalidiales, Corallinophycidae, Rhodophyta) based on DNA sequencing of the Archaeolithothamnion mirabile lectotype	0
A new crustose brown alga, Endoplura geojensis sp. nov. (Ralfsiales, Phaeophyceae) from Korea based on molecular and morphological analyses	0
Variations in the bacterial and fungal community structure along the hypoxic gradient of the Arabian Sea oxygen-depleted environment based on eDNA metabarcoding analysis	0
New records of marine macroalgae for the Azores	0
Effects of photoperiod and temperature on ecophysiological responses of Ericaria barbatula (Phaeophyceae): a long-term study	0
Unveiling a novel species, Pachymeniopsis shinchonai sp. nov., from Korea, with reference to phylogenetic relationships within the Grateloupiaceae (Halymeniales, Rhodophyta)	0
Dasya hispida sp. nov. (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta) from Puerto Rico and Grenada, Caribbean Sea	0
Robert Thayer Wilce, pioneer of Arctic marine botany (9 December 1924–26 February 2022)	0
Biecheleriopsis adriatica (Dinophyceae: Suessiaceae): the first record from the Eastern Pacific Ocean	0
Corrigendum to: Morphological and molecular studies on the genus Gayralia (Ulotrichales, Chlorophyta) in northeastern Brazil with expansion of its species distribution	0
Unveiling Cladophora (Cladophorales, Chlorophyta) diversity in Turkey through DNA barcoding	0
Phylogeography of the marine benthic alga Gracilaria salicornia (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) in Southeast Asia	0
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Staminate flowers of the non-native seagrass, Halophila stipulacea, observed for the first time in Biscayne Bay, Florida, USA	0
The benthic marine algae of the Maldives: historical insights into their diversity and distribution	0
Seasonal patterns of growth, alginate content and block structure of the alien invader Sargassum muticum (Fucales, Ochrophyta) from the Atlantic coast of Morocco	0
A new species of Craspedostauros (Bacillariophyceae) from the west coast of Sweden, with taxonomic and ecological notes on Craspedostauros laevissimus	0
Evidence for the reinstatement of Kallymeniopsis and the merger of the family Crossocarpaceae within the family Kallymeniaceae (Rhodophyta)	0
Past and present fucalean diversity in the island of Marettimo, Egadi Islands Marine Protected Area (Central Mediterranean, Italy)	0
What’s new in marine botany of the Eastern Mediterranean?	0
Chemical ecology of plankton parasitism in algae	0
Proliferation of Undaria pinnatifida along the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula	0
Extraction and characterisation of sodium alginate from the Southern African seaweed Ecklonia maxima	0
Spatial and temporal variations of macroalgal vegetation in the north-western Red Sea	0
Identification and growth of Prorocentrum cf. cassubicum (Dinoflagellata: Prorocentraceae) from Bahía de La Paz: first record for the Gulf of California	0
Grazing of free-living Pylaiella littoralis by the amphipod Gammarus tigrinus	0
New record of Halymenia malaysiana (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta) from Viet Nam, and its genetic diversity in the western Pacific	0
Diversity of turf-forming Gelidium species growing on subtidal crustose coralline algae in the East Sea of Korea with a description of	0
Unlocking economic potential of the Ulva crop for low salinity environments: exploring the effect of salinity gradients on the performance and valuable compounds of Baltic Sea strains	0
Introducing a new species, Vaginatispora acrostichi (Lophiostomataceae), based on morphology and multigene phylogeny	0
Kelp nursery optimisation: density-dependent effects in early life-cycle stages of Ecklonia radiata (Laminariales)	0
Brazil-Malvinas Confluence in the South-West Atlantic Ocean: phytoplankton species, life forms and trophic mode	0
Bionomic study of the detritic bottoms dominated by macroalgae from the southern coast of Mallorca (Balearic Islands)	0
Phenology of Codium cylindricum (Ulvophyceae, Bryopsidales) on the central Pacific coast of Japan	0
Growth rates, standing stocks, and estimates of net primary production for the kelps Agarum clathratum, Hedophyllum nigripes, and Eualaria fistulosa (Phaeophyceae, Laminariales) i	0
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Macroalgae of the high-Arctic Severnaya Zemlya Archipelago	0
Nitzschia venerata, sp. nov., a simulacrum for the conopeate, tube-dwelling diatom Nitzschia martiana, has scuta not conopea: a case of convergent evolution?	0
Short-term tank culture of Gracilariopsis heteroclada at high salinities improves agar quality	0