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Taxonomy and distribution of Sargassum (Phaeophyceae) in the Gulf of Thailand

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Ten species of Sargassum (Sargassaceae, Phaeophyceae) were found along the Gulf of Thailand. Morphological characteristics of Sargassum baccularia (Mertens) C.A. Agardh, S. binderi Sonder, S. cinereum J.G. Agardh, S.crassifolium J.G. Agardh, S. longifructum Tseng et Lu, S. oligocystum Montagne, S. polycystum C.A. Agardh, S. siliquosum J.G. Agardh, S. swartzii (Turner) C.A. Agardh and one unidentified species were examined and are described in detail. The most common species were S. polycystum distributed widely in almost all the study sites, S. crassifolium restricted to Prachuap Khirikhan Province, S. longifructum restricted to Chumphon Province, S. siliquosum restricted to Surat Thani Province and one unidentified species restricted to Songkhla Province. Three species (S. cinereum, S. longifructum and S. swartzii) are new records for the algal flora of Thailand. Five species (S. baccularia, S. cinereum, S. longifructum, S. polycystum and the unidentified species) belong to the section Zygocarpicae (J.G. Agardh) Setchell.

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We are deeply indebted to Professor Khanjanapaj Lewmanomont for reading and improving the manuscript. Our thanks go to the Institute of Marine Science, Burapha University; the Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University and the Department of Natural Resources, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University. This study was supported by the JSPS Multilateral Core University Program on Coastal Marine Science, Japan.

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  2. Hall of Global Environmental Research, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan

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Noiraksar, T., Ajisaka, T. Taxonomy and distribution of Sargassum (Phaeophyceae) in the Gulf of Thailand. J Appl Phycol 20, 963–977 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-008-9327-3

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