Jackson Estuarine Laboratory
A New Record of Seagrass Halophila beccarii Ascherson in Bangladesh
Abstract
During a study of the species diversity and distribution of seagrasses from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Halophila beccarii was recorded for the first time. This report updates the list of seagrasses for these islands from nine to ten species. Halophila beccarii was observed in an intertidal area of muddy substratum in Haddo Bay. The occurrence of this species is significant because of its new distributional record and because it is reported as a “vulnerable species” in the IUCN Red List. The morphometric characters, biomass of the species and its habitat are described in Haddo Bay.
Publication Date
8-26-2015
Journal Title
Botanica Marina
Publisher
De Gruyter
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Abu Hena M.K. and F. Short. 2009. A New Record of Seagrass Halophila beccarii Ascherson in Bangladesh. CMU. J. Nat. Sci. 8: 201-206.