Falkenbergia rufolanosa Harvey

Pale purplish-red, quickly degenerating when removed from the water and becoming distinctly orange; fronds bushy, with a cylindrical axis to1 mm wide and 200 mm long. Both phases readily reproduce vegetatively. Photographs by M.D. Guiry

Pale purplish-red, quickly degenerating when removed from the water and becoming distinctly orange; fronds bushy, with a cylindrical axis to1 mm wide and 200 mm long. Both phases readily reproduce vegetatively. Photographs by M.D. Guiry

Seaweed resources off Tamil Nadu coast: Sector III. Valinokkam - Kilakkarai

Abstract: 

Survey of seaweed resources in deep water was carried out in the area between Valinokkam and Kilakkarai during January 1989 and March,l990 respectively. In the survey from Valinokkam to Kilakkarai 33 species of marine algae were recorded of which 8 species belong to Chlorophyta, 8 to Phaeophyta and 17 to Rhodophyta. Only one species of seagrass Halophila ovalis was recorded. Among the 200 sq Icm area surveyed, vegetation occurred only in 27.5 sq.km with a total standing crop of 2962.5 tonnes (wet wt).

Author(s): 
Kaliaperumal, N
Kalimuthu, S
Muniyandi, K
Ramalingam, J R
Chennubhotla, V S Krishnamurthy
Rao, K Rama
Rao, P V Subba
Thomas, P C
Zaidi, S H
Subbaramaiah, K
Keywords: 
Seaweed resources
Tamil Nadu
Valinokkam
Kilakkarai
Link / Ref: 
http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/7972/
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Article Source: 
Kaliaperumal, N and Kalimuthu, S and Muniyandi, K and Ramalingam, J R and Chennubhotla, V S Krishnamurthy and Rao, K Rama and Rao, P V Subba and Thomas, P C and Zaidi, S H and Subbaramaiah, K (1992) Seaweed resources off Tamil Nadu coast: Sector III. Valinokkam - Kilakkarai. Seaweed Research and Utilisation, 15 (1 & 2). pp. 11-14.
Category: 
Ecological Services
Geography