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Richard B. Searles

Professor Emeritus of Botany
Biology
Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708-0338
049 Bio Sci Bldg, Durham, NC 27708

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor Emeritus of Botany · 2000 - Present Biology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Recent Publications


Yucatán seaweeds from the offshore waters of Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Journal Article Botanica Marina · December 1, 2007 Seaweeds in the offshore waters of Isla Mujeres, in the western Caribbean Sea on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, were sampled using SCUBA. Three species of Cyanophyta, 90 Rhodophyta, 21 Ochrophyta and 41 Chlorophyta were identified. New records an ... Full text Cite

A checklist and seasonal account of the deepwater Rhodophyta around Cozumel Island on the Caribbean coast of Mexico

Journal Article Caribbean Journal of Science · April 1, 2006 Red seaweeds were investigated, using SCUBA, from waters around the island of Cozumel off the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. One hundred and eighteen species of Rhodophyta were collected and identified. Forty-five of these are reported for ... Cite

New Mexican records of marine algae including crouania mayae sp. nov. (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta)

Journal Article Caribbean Journal of Science · December 1, 2002 We report new records from the Mexican Caribbean of three species of Rhodophyta (including Crouania mayae sp. nov.), two species of Heterokontophyta, and two species of Chlorophyta; all are rare species in the Caribbean. The only previous Caribbean record ... Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


University of California, Berkeley · 1965 Ph.D.
Pomona College · 1958 B.A.