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First report of the invasive macroalga Acrothamnion preissii (Rhodophyta, Ceramiales) in the Atlantic Ocean

• Manuela I. Parente

  Manuela I. Parente is a researcher at the CIBI/InBio, Azores, Portugal. Her research has been focused on the biodiversity and evolution of macroalgae combining traditional and molecular taxonomic techniques. She is also working on monitoring programs of marine NIS.

  , Daniela Gabriel

  Daniela Gabriel obtained a degree in plant biology from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and a PhD in marine biology from the University of the Azores (Portugal). In 2011, she started her posdoctoral research project, which is focused on the Phylogeny of the red algae belonging to the Peyssonneliales. She is also interested in studying morphological and developmental features that help distinguishing the members of species-complexes, especially among algal taxa involving alternation of generation between gelatinous and crustose phases. Her other areas of interest are biodiversity and ecological monitoring.

  , Joana Micael

  Joana Micael has obtained her PhD in marine ecology from the University of the Azores (Portugal) in 2011. Her research has been focused on marine bio-invasions and has ever since contributed to the Azorean regional projects on non-indigenous species.

  , Andrea Z. Botelho

  Andrea Z. Botelho obtained a degree in biology, a Master’s degree in management and nature conservation, and a PhD in marine sciences from the University of the Azores (Portugal). Her research has been developed in the fields of biology and marine ecology, environmental and regional planning. She also has research interests in marine biodiversity, environmental management and monitoring, marine protected areas and marine spatial planning. At present, she is a postdoc at the Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (CIBIO) in the Azores.

  , Enric Ballesteros

  Enric Ballesteros is a researcher at Centre d’Estudis Avançats de Blanes, Catalonia. His research focuses in the description and functioning of shallow marine and freshwater benthic ecosystems dominated by macrophytes. Introduced macroalgae and their effects on marine ecosystems is one of his main areas of research.

  , David Milla

  David Milla completed his double Bachelor’s degrees in marine sciences and environmental sciences at the University of Cadiz in 2013. He has since worked in the CIBIO-Azores and CCMAR-Algarve. He currently works in IMAR-MARE, Azores. His work has largely focused on conservation and management of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). For the last 4 years, David has been dedicated to the taxonomy and ecology of macroalgae. His current project involves defining biotopes based on algal composition, with the goal to characterize and reinforce conservation objectives of MPAs.

  , Rodolfo dos Santos

  Rodolfo dos Santos obtained his Bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Coimbra and his Master’s in genetics from Sheffield Hallam University. He started his research investigation in 2010 in a genetics laboratory in Lisbon. In the University of the Azores, his research his research has been developed in marine genetics, focus on macroalgae. He is interested in studying marine ecology, morphological features of macroalgae and developing new genetics techniques in the field.

  and Ana C. Costa

  Ana C. Costa is a marine biologist at University of the Azores. Her main interest is marine biodiversity and ecology and, to a lesser extent, taxonomy. Her more recent research has been in MNIS. She has also interests in marine environmental monitoring (under WFD and MDFD), conservation and planning (CZMP and MSP).