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Gracilaria skottsbergii W. R. Taylor

Skottsberg’s Alga (Gracilaria skottsbergii)

This marine algae species was endemic to the ocean surrounding the Galápagos Islands.

The species disappeared in 1982/83 due to the effects of a devastating El Niño event and is now considered extinct.

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References:

[1] Graham J. Edgar; Stuart A. Banks; Margarita Brandt; Rodrigo H. Bustamantes; Angel Chiriboga; Lauren E. Garske; Peter W. Glynn; Jack S. Grove; Scott Henderson; Cleve P. Hickman; Kathy A. Miller; Fernando Rivera; Gerald M. Wellington: El Niño, grazers and fisheries interact to greatly elevate extinction risk for Galapagos marine species. Global Change Biology 16: 2876-2890. 2010

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edited: 29.11.2018