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PJB-1999-24

MELANOTHAMNUS AFAQHUSAINII, A NEW RED ALGA FROM THE COAST OF KARACHI

MUSTAFA SHAMEEL*
Abstract

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Melanothamnus afaqhusainii Shameel is characterised by large size of thallus (up to 80 cm) with 7-14 celled thick cortical zone, bearing conical (spindle shaped) propagule-like bodies, up to 365 um long x 100 um broad, consisting of up to 21 tiers of cells and borne only on Polysiphonia-like dwarf branches. It differs from S. somalensis in all these characters.

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