Deep water marine algal flora of the submerged banks off west coast of India
Abstract
A survey of submerged banks off India viz Cora Divh, Sessostris and Bassas de-Pedro resulted in obtaining information on the rich and diverse marine algal flora from various depths ranging from 18-70 m. A programme of onboard dredging was undertaken on R.V. Gaveshani, cruise no. 206. Altogether, 72 species of algae were collected from these banks. A groupwise representation is as follows: Chlorophyceae-22, Phaeophycae-11, Rhodophyceae-39. Species of Halimeda, Codium, Dictyopteris, Lobophora, Galaxaura, Asparagopsis, Hildenbrandtia, Peyssonnelia were the predominant forms
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