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GARCIA, Mayra; VERA, Beatriz  e  GOMEZ, Santiago. Acetabularia myriospora Joly & Cordeiro-Marino (Chlorophyta, Polyphysaceae) a new record for the Venezuelan Coast . Acta Bot. Venez. [online]. 2003, vol.26, n.2, pp.231-236. ISSN 0084-5906.

In this work the presence of the species Acetabularia myriospora Joly & Cordeiro-Marino is reported for the first time in the Venezuelan coast, collected in the intertidal zone of the oriental coast in the Vargas State. These specimens were described and illustrated. Some comments about the taxonomic problems of the genus Acetabularia are also mentioned.

Palavras-chave : Chlorophyta; Polyphysaceae; Acetabularia; Venezuela.