Marine algae and seagrasses of Bozcaada (Canakkale, Aegean Sea, Turkey)

Abstract

The presence and the distribution of the cyanobacteria, red algae, brown algae, green algae and seagrasses were studied in the Bozcaada (Aegean Sea, Canakkale, Turkiye). In the study, 412 seaweeds and four seagrasses were determined. These were distributed as 25 taxa of Cyanophyta, 224 taxa of Rhodophyta, 88 taxa of Heterokontophyta, 75 taxa of Chlorophyta and four species of seagrasses. A total of 416 taxa were determined.