| 1 | Studies on littoral flora of Andaman Islands Marine macrophytes of Andaman islands were qualitatively surveyed. In all 40 genera, 64 species of marine algae, 17 genera, 22 species of mangroves while 3 genera, 3 species of seagrasses are reported. There were 26 species of rhodophyta, 21 species of chlorophyta, 14 species of phaeophyta and 3 species of cyanophyta. The dominants were Acetabularia calyculus, Codium taitense. Halimeda species. Dictyosphaeria cavernosa, Padina pavonia, Pocockiella sp. Turbinaria species, Galaxaura species. The mangrove flora is dominated by Rhizophora apiculata, R. mucronata and Avicennia marina. Seagrasses Thalassia hemprichii and Halodule univervis were commonly observed in the infralittoral zone Source: Jagtap, T.G. Marine Plants: All India Symposium on Marine Plants, their Biology, Chemistry and Utilization, Dona Paula, Goa October 30 - November 1, 1983. Krishnamurthy, V. ; Untawale, A.G. Eds. 1985; 43-50. 0254. | ||
| 2 | Marine flora of Andaman and Nicobar group of Islands, Andaman Seas, India Marine microphytes form an important constituent of island ecosystem. Therefore the present study is an account of mangroves, seaweeds and seagrasses from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Mangroves in Andaman are represented by 27 spp but Rhizophora mucronata Lamk and R. stylosa Griff forms the dominant vegetation. While anly 10 spp are recorded in Nicobar. Maximum of seven species of seagrasses were recorded from Katchal and Nancowry in Nicobar however only four species were recorded from Andaman. A total of 105 species of sea weeds have been recorded in Andaman and Nicobar islands Source: Jagtap, T.G. Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Challenges of developments. Suryanarayan, V. ; Sudarsen, V. eds. 1994; 133-143. 0880.
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