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Volume 63, Issue 1, July 2021

Articles

Marine Macro Algal Diversity of St. Mary’s Island, Karnataka, India

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v63/2021/147517

Published 2021-07-31

  • S. K. Yadav
    • ,
  • M. Palanisamy

S. K. Yadav
Botanical Survey of India, Headquarters, CGO Complex, Kolkata 700 064, West Bengal

M. Palanisamy
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, Coimbatore – 641 003, Tamil Nadu

Abstract

The St. Mary’s Island, located in the state of Karnataka is endowed with enormous rocky habitats and support rich diversity of marine macro algae (seaweeds). During the years 2014-2017, several extensive field explorations were undertaken to this Island and 52 taxa of marine macro algae, comprising of 16 Chlorophyceae, 19 Phaeophyceae and 17 Rhodophyceae were recorded. The thorough scrutiny of literature shows that this is the first comprehensive report on the marine macro algal diversity from this island. This paper analyses the algal diversity and significance of this Island for biodiversity conservation.

Keywords

Chlorophyceae, Marine Macro Algae, Phaeophyceae, Rhodophyceae, St. Mary’s Island.

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