Biomass data (g fw m-2) of macrophytes collected in four stations in the Mar Piccolo in the period October 2007-September 2008. Presence of species is indicated by 0,01 value In the period October 2007-September 2008, a sampling campaign was carried out in the Mar Piccolo of Taranto, to assess the biodiversity of macrophyte populations. Four coastal stations were monthly monitored, two in the First Inlet (A 40°29'30.50"N 17°14'08.29"E) (B 40°30'03.86"N 17°15'20.52"E) and two in the Second Inlet (C 40°29'38.99"N 17°19'22.87"E) (D 40°28'22.17"N 17°18'35.79"E). A total of 79 taxa were recorded: 18 Chlorophyta, 5 Ochrophyta, 54 Rhodophyta, 2 Tracheophyta. 4 species were non-indigenous (NIS). The Tracheophyta Ruppia cirrhosa was recorded for the first time in the basin.

Floristic list of macrophytes (seaweeds and phanerogams) collected in the Mar Piccolo in the years 1987-1988. For each species the location in the basin, the month of collection and the phenology was reported. A qualitative study was performed in 1987-1988 to assess the composition in species of the macrophytobenthos of the Mar Piccolo of Taranto. Forty-eight stations were bi-monthly monitored, 20 in the First Inlet (10 in the Intertidal and 10 in the sublittoral) and 28 in the Second Inlet (16 in the Intertidal and 12 in the sublittoral). A total of 86 taxa were recorded: 24 Chlorophyta, 10 Ochrophyta, 51 Rhodophyta, 1 Tracheophyta. 4 species were non-indigenous (NIS). For the location of the stations see [Cecere E., Cormaci M., Furnari G. 1991. The marine algae of Mar Piccolo, Taranto (Southern-Italy): A re-assessment. Botanica Marina 34: 221-227]

Biomass data (g fw m-2) of macrophytes collected in 20 stations in the Mar Piccolo in the period February 1989-January 1990. Presence of species is indicated by 0,01 value In the period February 1989-January 1990, a sampling campaign was carried out in the Mar Piccolo of Taranto, to assess the biodiversity of unattached macrophyte populations. A stratified random sampling was performed in 20 stations variously distributed in the First and the Second Inlet. A total of 54 taxa were recorded: 15 Chlorophyta (included the rhizophytic Caulerpa prolifera), 5 Ochrophyta, 32 Rhodophyta, and unidentified colonial Bacillariophyta and Cyanobacteria. 3 species were non-indigenous (NIS). Considering the biogeographic element 2 species were Indo Pacific (IP), 18 species were Atlantic (A), 4 species were Mediterranean (M), 21 species were Cosmopolite (C), 4 species were Circum Tropical (CT) For the location of the stations see [Cecere E., Saracino O.D., Fanelli M., Petrocelli A. 1992 - Presence of a drifting algal bed in the Mar Piccolo basin, Taranto (Ionian Sea, Southern Italy). Journal of Applied Phycology 4: 323-327]

Floristic list of seaweeds collected in 21 stations in the Mar Piccolo of Taranto in July 2001. In July 2001, sampling activities were carried out throughout the Mar Piccolo of Taranto, to evaluate the biodiversity in terms of phytobenthic species. Twenty-one stations were monitored, 11 in the First Inlet and 10 in the Second Inlet. A total of 45 taxa were recorded: 8 Chlorophyta, 5 Ochrophyta, 32 Rhodophyta. No Tracheophyta was recorded. 5 species were non-indigenous (NIS). Updating of the current species nomenclature was performed according to Algaebase (https://www.algaebase.org) and the original taxonomic binomial was reported