Sublittoral seaweed flora of the St. Martin’s Island, Bangladesh

Authors

  • Abdul Aziz Syntheia Towhidy Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000
  • Md Almajaddade Alfasane Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v44i2.38511

Keywords:

Sublittoral, Seaweeds, Rhodophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Phaeophyceae, St. Martin’s Island, Bangladesh

Abstract

Investigation on the sublittoral seaweed flora collected from 0.5 to 10 m depth during late March and April, 2013 from six localities around the St. Martin’s Island, Bangladesh has revealed the presence of 39 seaweed taxa, 12 under Rhodophyceae, 11 under Chlorophyceae and 16 under Phaeophyceae. Of these Avrainvillea amadelpha (Montagne) Gepp et Gepp (green), Pocockiella variegata (Lamx.) Papenfuss, Spatoglossum asperum J. Ag., Spatoglossum variabile Figari et De Notaris and Sargassum pallidum (Turner) C. Agardh (browns) are new records for Bangladesh.

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Published

2018-10-13

How to Cite

Towhidy, A. A. S., & Alfasane, M. A. (2018). Sublittoral seaweed flora of the St. Martin’s Island, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 44(2), 223–236. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v44i2.38511

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