Temporal Variation in the Epiphytes of Laurencia obtusa and Cystoseira myrica from South Sinai, Northern Red Sea | ||||
Catrina: The International Journal of Environmental Sciences | ||||
Article 7, Volume 1, Issue 2, 2018, Page 53-60 PDF (818.23 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Muhammad Hegazi1; Abeer Amin 2; Mona Gaballah2 | ||||
1Marine Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, 41522 Ismailia, Egypt | ||||
2Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, 41522 Ismailia, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Algal epiphytes were examined for 12 months at Shura El-Roweysia and several tidal levels on the shore of South Sinai dominated by Laurencia obtusa and Cystoseira myrica. Sixty seven species of the epiphytes were recorded (41 Bacillariophyta, 20 Cyanophyta, 3 Chlorophyta and 3 Pyrrhophyta). An inverse relationship between percentage cover of L. obtusa and their epiphytes were observed to be affected by desiccation stress due to frequent emersion of the intertidal flat and exposure to strong radiation, while high cover percentage of C. myrica was associated with the high number of epiphytes. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Epiphytes; Seaweeds; Laurencia obtusa; Cystoseira myrica; South Sinai; Red Sea | ||||
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