ABSENCE OF ULVA RETICULATA FORSSKAL FROM THE COAST OF GOA, INDIA

摘要

Ulva reticulata Forsskal was first reported by Boergesen (1935) from Mumbai in Maharashtra, followed by Krishnamurthy and Joshi (1969) from Diu in Gujarat. Later, Dhargalkar (1978) reported it from the Chapora Bay in Goa. The growth of U. reticulata was found to be optimum during periods of high salinity from December to May and would diminish during the monsoon. This particular species of Ulva is known to favour polychaete tubes as its substratum, and its growth was found to correspond with sewage discharge (Dhargalkar 1978). Reticulate form of thallus and the presence of air bladders make this species unique among the species of genus Ulva.