Macroalgas (Ocrofitas Multi- celulares) Marinhas do Brasil. 2013. (Flora Marinha do Brasil, 3). illus. 178 p. Paper bd.- In Portuguese.

This third volume in the Flora Marinha do Brasil series covers the biodiversity of marine brown macroalgae on our coast. Bringing together 13 authors from universities from the north-east to the south of Brazil, this book presents 23 genera of macroscopic brown algae that are very common on the Brazilian coast, including: a) detailed description of the morphology and reproduction of the bodies of these plants; b) information of human and environmental utility on important species of the genera; c) number of marine species of the genus on the planet; d) geographical distribution in the Brazilian states and in the world; e) abundant illustrations of representative species; f) morphological keys for the identification of each genus; g) technical glossary with more than 300 terms of interest in the study of algae; h) emblematic literature on Brazilian marine brown algae, with an emphasis on important essentially national works, which allow the species of each genus to be determined with certainty.

In short, this book is indispensable for laypeople wishing to identify the marine flora of the Brazilian coast with certainty, as it includes recent updates to the international nomenclature.