Volume : V, Issue : IX, September - 2015

Diversity of seaweeds from Malvan and Kunakeshwar in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra

Surekha Rode, Anjali Sabale

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In the present work macro algal flora from the coastal regions of Kunakeshwar and Malvan in Sindhudurg district along the west coast of Maharashtra was investigated. The study revealed a total of forty species belonging to twenty four genera of green, own and red seaweeds. Chlorophyceae members occurred in maximum number (16), followed by Rhodophyceae (14) and Phaeophyceae (10) at the study sites. Occurrence and distribution varied with taxa and location; however green algae dominated all the coastal regions of Sindhudurg in the present study.

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Surekha Rode, Anjali Sabale Diversity of Seaweeds from Malvan and Kunakeshwar in Sindhudurg District of Maharashtra Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 9 September 2015

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