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Eleven New Additions to Marine Macro Algal Flora of Karnataka Coast, India


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1 Botanical Survey of India, Headquarters, CGO Complex, Kolkata 700 064, West Bengal, India
2 Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, Coimbatore – 641 003, Tamil Nadu, India
 

The present paper reports eleven new additions of marine macro algae, comprising of one phaeophyceae and ten Rhodophyceae, to the seaweed flora of Karnataka coast, India. Besides, an updated checklist of 105 taxa under 55 genera, 31 families and 20 orders of marine macro algae (seaweeds) of Karnataka which includes 42 taxa (40%) of Rhodophyceae, 34 taxa (32%) of Chlorophyceae and 29 taxa (28%) of Phaeophyceae has also been provided.

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Algal Flora, Checklist, Chlorophyceae, Phaeophyceae, Rhodophyceae.
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Authors

S. K. Yadav
Botanical Survey of India, Headquarters, CGO Complex, Kolkata 700 064, West Bengal, India
M. Palanisamy
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, Coimbatore – 641 003, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract


The present paper reports eleven new additions of marine macro algae, comprising of one phaeophyceae and ten Rhodophyceae, to the seaweed flora of Karnataka coast, India. Besides, an updated checklist of 105 taxa under 55 genera, 31 families and 20 orders of marine macro algae (seaweeds) of Karnataka which includes 42 taxa (40%) of Rhodophyceae, 34 taxa (32%) of Chlorophyceae and 29 taxa (28%) of Phaeophyceae has also been provided.

Keywords


Algal Flora, Checklist, Chlorophyceae, Phaeophyceae, Rhodophyceae.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo%2Fv62%2F2020%2F153906