**Author details**

Paulo J.C. Favas1,3\*, João Pratas2,3, Mayank Varun4 , Rohan D'Souza4 and Manoj S. Paul4

\*Address all correspondence to: pjcf@utad.pt

1 University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, UTAD, School of Life Sciences and the Environment, Vila Real, Portugal

2 Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

3 IMAR-CMA Marine and Environmental Research Centre, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, , Portugal

4 Department of Botany, St. John's College, Agra, India
