Marine Macrobenthic Algal Diversity in the Magyi Coastal Areas, Shwe Thaung Yan Township, Myanmar
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Key words: diversity, Magyi coastal areas, marine benthic algae, potential uses, Shwe Thaung Yan Township, taxonomy.Abstract
A total of 32 species of marine benthic green, brown and red algae belonging to 21 families of 14 orders collected from Magyi Coastal Areas (Latitude 17º 04′ N, Longitude 94º 27′ E) in Shwe Thaung Yan Township were identified. The specimens were identified based on the external and internal characters of liquid-preserved materials and living specimens in the field. In the present study, 12 species, 8 genera of Chlorophyta, 7 species, 4 genera of Phaeophyta and 13 species, 11 genera of Rhodophyta were observed. Among these algae, Anadyomene stellata (Wulfen) C. Agardh, Valoniopsis pachynema (G. Martens) Boergesen, Caulerpa taxifolia (M. Vahl) C. Agardh, C. sertularioides (S.G. Gmelin) M. Howe, Halimeda discoidea Decaisne, Halimeda opuntia (Linnaeus) J.V. Lamouroux, Codium edule P.C. Silva, Avrainvillea lacerata J. Agardh, Hydroclathrus clathratus (C. Agardh) M. Howe, Dictyota implexa (Desfontaines) J.V. Lamouroux, Padina antillarum (KÜtzing) Piccone, P. australis Hauck, Sargassum ilicifolium (Turner) C. Agardh, Melyvonnea erubescens (Foslie) Athanasiadis & D.L. Ballantine, Halymenia dilatata Zanardini, Titanophora pikeana (Dickie) Feldmann, Gracilaria textorii (Suringar) Hariot, and Palisada perforata Bory (K.W. Nam) were newly recorded of Magyi Coastal Areas. A brief note on the potential uses of each algal was provided.
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