New records of the rare deep-water alga Sebdenia monnardiana (Rhodophyta) and the alien Dictyota cyanoloma (Phaeophyceae) and the unresolved case of deep-water kelp in the Ionian and Aegean Seas (Greece)

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We would like to thank the entire crew of R/V Philia (HCMR), led by Cptn. Manolis Kokos, for their smooth conductance of both cruises and great hospitality on board. Thanks are also due to Max Overstrom-Coleman (Moss Landing) for supporting the Ionian Sea cruise in March 2013, to Conxi Rodriguez-Prieto (Girona) for identifying Sebdenia monnardiana, and to Dawn Shewring (Aberdeen) for supporting the molecular work. We also acknowledge many years of funding support from the TOTAL Foundation (Paris) to FCK, PP, KT and CK, and from the UK Natural Environment Research Council to FCK (grant NE/D521522/1, Oceans 2025 / WP 4.5). AM received joint PhD funding from the School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, and the Falkland Islands Government. We are also grateful for funding from the MASTS pooling initiative (The Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland). MASTS is funded by the Scottish Funding Council (grant reference HR09011) and contributing institutions. ; Peer reviewed ; Publisher PDF