Checklist of the marine macroalgae of Iran

Maryam Kokabi; Morteza Yousefzadi

doi:10.1515/bot-2015-0001

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Checklist of the marine macroalgae of Iran

Maryam Kokabi
Maryam Kokabi graduated with an MSc in Marine Ecology from the Hormozgan University, Bandar Abbas, Iran. Her research interests include seaweed ecology, seaweed culturing and the secondary metabolites of seaweeds.
and Morteza Yousefzadi
Morteza Yousefzadi is an Associate Professor of Plant Biology at Hormozgan University, Bandar Abbas, Iran. His recent research has concentrated on aquaculture and identification of seaweeds to provide raw material for applications in nanoscience, discovery of anticancer and antifouling properties, and bioremediation.

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Abstract

In this study, a revised checklist of macroalgae of Iran with an updated nomenclature and taxonomy has been compiled based on published records. Using currently accepted names, 309 species and infraspecific taxa of macroalgae have been identified to date, including 78 Chlorophyta (within 15 families), 70 Ochrophyta (Phaeophyceae; within 7 families) and 161 Rhodophyta (within 30 families). The brown alga Sargassum with 25 taxa was the most diverse genus, and the Rhodomelaceae (Rhodophyta) with 36 taxa was the most species-rich family. The Cheney ratio of 3.4 and the species composition of brown seaweeds suggest that the Iranian marine algal flora is warm-temperate. Sørensen similarity indices were used to compare the marine algal flora of Iran with that of Saudi Arabia within the Persian Gulf and the Sultanate of Oman within the Gulf of Oman. The algal diversity of the Iranian coast within the Gulf of Oman is less than that within the Persian Gulf, and this difference is attributed to undercollecting. Given that this is the first inclusive checklist of macroalgae of Iran, covering the coast lying within the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, it could serve as a foundation for future phycological and biogeographical studies of the taxa in the country and the region.

Keywords: Gulf of Oman; Iran; macroalgae; Persian Gulf; Sørensen similarity index

Corresponding author: Morteza Yousefzadi, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Department of Marine Biology, Hormozgan University, Bandar Abbas, Iran, e-mail: Morteza110110@gmail.com

About the authors

Maryam Kokabi

Maryam Kokabi graduated with an MSc in Marine Ecology from the Hormozgan University, Bandar Abbas, Iran. Her research interests include seaweed ecology, seaweed culturing and the secondary metabolites of seaweeds.

Morteza Yousefzadi

Morteza Yousefzadi is an Associate Professor of Plant Biology at Hormozgan University, Bandar Abbas, Iran. His recent research has concentrated on aquaculture and identification of seaweeds to provide raw material for applications in nanoscience, discovery of anticancer and antifouling properties, and bioremediation.

Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of the Iranian Government for providing financial support for the research (No. 3/221617).

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