Bibliographical Checklist of marine and estuarine phytobenthos of Ilha Grande, Ilha Grande state park, Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ilha Grande, Brazil, hosts the richest insular marine benthic flora documented on the Brazilian coast, with 256 phytobenthic taxa recorded. The study, a taxonomically updated floristic inventory and bibliographical summary, identifies Rhodophyta (156 taxa), Chlorophyta (51 taxa), and Ochrophyta (49 taxa) as the dominant divisions. Predominant orders include Ceramiales (red algae, 49%), Ectocarpales (brown algae, 29%), and Cladophorales (green algae, 45%). Notably, Ulva flexuosa subsp. flexuosa and Ulva fasciata (green algae) each account for 40% of occurrences, while Padina gymnospora (brown algae) and Gelidium sp. (red algae) are also highly frequent. The research synthesizes 26 studies from 1928 to 2016, categorizing surveys into taxonomical, inventory, and ecological studies across the island's buffer zone.

Pedrini, A. D. G., Araújo, L. D. S., & Franklin, T. V. (2018). Bibliographical Checklist of marine and estuarine phytobenthos of Ilha Grande, Ilha Grande state park, Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Revista de Biologia Neotropical, 14(1), 20. https://doi.org/10.5216/rbn.v1i1.43403