Some marine benthic algae from Truk and Kuop, Caroline Islands

85 species of marine benthic algae are reported in this paper. 41 species or 48% of the listed species represent new records for the Truk area. These species consist of 4 Cyanophyta, 15 chlorophyta, 7 Phaeophyta and 15 Rhodophyta. With the addition of these species, a total of 143 species are presen...

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Published inAtoll research bulletin no. 155; pp. 1 - 10
Main Author Tsuda, R.T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.1972
Subjects
Marine
plant taxonomy
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Summary:85 species of marine benthic algae are reported in this paper. 41 species or 48% of the listed species represent new records for the Truk area. These species consist of 4 Cyanophyta, 15 chlorophyta, 7 Phaeophyta and 15 Rhodophyta. With the addition of these species, a total of 143 species are presently known from Truk. The author feels that this total represents approximately 75 to 80% of the algae actually present on Truk. It is of interest to note that of the 41 species reported as new records, 13 of them were found exclusively in water deeper than 7 m. The continual use of SCUBA will no doubt increase the number of species known from Pacific islands. One additional species is present in the collection, which is not included in the present listing. This green alga seems to represent a new genus and will be reported on later.
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ISSN:0077-5630
1943-9660