Sarcopeltis gen. nov. (Gigartinaceae, Rhodophyta), with S. skottsbergii comb. nov. from southern South America and S. antarctica sp. nov. from the Antarctic Peninsula

Mazzaella canaliculata comb. nov. based on Chondrus canaliculatus (Gigartinaceae, Rhodophyta) from Peru and Chile 

Transfer of the monospecific genus Nienburgella (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta) to Phycodrys, based on morphological and molecular evidence

Taxonomic transfer of the red algae Chrysymenia enteromorpha and C. wrightii to the genus Botryocladia (Rhodymeniaceae, Rhodymeniales)

A New Species of Kumanoa (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) from Baiyun Mountain, Guangdong, China

A new species of Psydrax (Rubiaceae: Vanguerieae) from Tamil Nadu, India

Deep sequencing of the epitype specimen of Synarthrophyton patena (Hooker f. & Harvey) R.A.Townsend (Hapalidiales, Rhodophyta) confirms the correct application of this name

Calliblepharis yasutakei sp. nov. and Hypnea tsudae sp. nov. (Cystocloniaceae, Rhodophyta): novel diversity from the Hawaiian Islands

Halamphora minima (Catenulaceae, Bacillariophyta), new brackish diatom species from the mudflat in Hampyeong Bay, Korea