title: Distribution and Conservation Status of Pylaiella littoralis (L.) Kjellm., nom. cons. (Ectocarpales, Heterokontophyta) in the Northern Black Sea Region
abstract: A new locality of &lt;i&gt;Pylaiella littoralis&lt;/i&gt; has been identified in the coastal marine waters off the Cape Martyan Reserve (Southern Coast of Crimea, the Black Sea). In the Northern Black Sea region, which covers the coastal area from the Danube Delta to the Northern Caucasus, this species is considered a rare element of the natural flora with decreasing populations. However, in the Mediterranean Sea, &lt;i&gt;P. littoralis&lt;/i&gt;, first recorded in 1960, is categorized as an ali
journal: International Journal on Algae