Macroalgal diversity of Santa Cesarea-Castro (Salento Peninsula, southeastern Italy)
The benthic macroalgal flora from the eastern Ionian coastal area of the Peninsula Salentina is scarcely studied.This study gives a contribution to the knowledge on its biodiversity in this area, which also includes marine caves, and the geographical distribution of Clay Target some interesting species.A total of 174 macroalgae (119 Rhodophyta, 27