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Crustose coralline algae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) diversity in the Gulf of Mannar marine national park, Southern India

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Title Crustose coralline algae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) diversity in the Gulf of Mannar marine national park, Southern India
 
Creator Ramesh, C H
Koushik, S
Shunmugaraj, T
Murthy, M V Ramana
 
Subject Calcified red algae
Coral reef habitats
Corals
Distribution
Mandapam region
 
Description 241-245
Rhodoliths are the prominent global reef builders, providing a hard calcium carbonate substrate to develop coral polyps and several marine algae. Studies on rhodoliths in the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve are very scarce. The present study investigated the various forms of crustose coralline algae inhabiting coral reefs in three islands of the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve. Eleven coralline algal genera with various morphological forms such as encrusting, fruticose, layered, lumpy, and warty were recorded. Further, the study infers that molecular assessment of the biodiversity of these rhodoliths is required to discriminate morphological similarities and confirm the species identity.
 
Date 2021-03-31T08:54:54Z
2021-03-31T08:54:54Z
2021-03
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 2582-6727 (Online); 2582-6506 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/56568
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.50(03) [March 2021]