@article{PAR00001566, title = {{M}arine algal flora of {F}rench {P}olynesia {II}. {C}hlorophyceae (green algae)}, author = {{N}'{Y}eurt, {A}ntoine and {P}ayri, {C}laude}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his second paper in a monographic series on the marine algae of {F}rench {P}olynesia gives a detailed coverage of the species of {C}hlorophyceae occurring in these islands. {A} total of 81 taxa are presented; of these, 23 represent new records for the local flora, 1 ({H}alimeda heteromorpha) is a new species and 2 ({M}icrodictyon sp. and {S}truveopsis sp.) are newly discovered taxa. {T}he benthic marine green algal flora has most affinities with the neighbouring {C}ook {I}slands ({S}orensen {I}ndex of 0.43) but only with 44% of shared species with that archipelago, while 69 and 64% of species are shared with the {F}ijian and {M}icronesian islands, respectively. {A}bout 75% of the flora is shared with the {I}ndian and {P}acific {O}cean in general; 3 species (or about 4% of the total flora) seem restricted to {F}rench {P}olynesia.}, keywords = {algae ; biogeography ; distribution ; {H}oristics ; {F}rench {P}olynesia ; {C}hlorophyceae ; new records ; taxonomy}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}ryptogamie {A}lgologie}, volume = {28}, numero = {1}, pages = {3--88}, ISSN = {0181-1568}, year = {2007}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00001566}, }