Taşkin E.Kurt O.Cormaci M.Furnari G.Öztürk M.2024-07-222024-07-22201010184619http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/18374The finding of both Microcoryne ocellata Strömfeit and Corynophlaea flaccida (C. Agardh) Kützing from Turkey and North Cyprus (Mediterranean Sea) is reported. A comparison between both taxa, often confused by some authors, is given. This is the first documented record of the cold-temperate species M ocellata from the Mediterranean Sea. A taxonomic comment on C. flaccida, an endemic species in the Mediterranean Sea, is also given. © by PSP.EnglishAegean SeaCyprusMediterranean SeaTurkeyCorynophlaeaMicrocoryne ocellataPhaeophyceaebrown algacomparative studyendemic speciespopulation distributiontaxonomyArticle