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An ecological assessment of Ulugan Bay, Palawan, Philippines, CSI info 12
Appendix VI

Seaweed data

Table D. Seaweed species found at the study site
   
Study site Along seagrass transects Along coral transects
Buenavista Amphiroa fragilissima
Codium arabicum
Laurencia sp.
Liagora farinosa
Neomeris van-bosseae
Padina australis
Padina minor		 Lobophora variegata
Padina sp.
Turbinaria sp.
Bulalakaw   Lobophora variegata
Padina sp.
Sargassum sp.
Turbinaria sp.
Manaburi Cove Caulerpa sp.
Caulerpa sertularioides
Halimeda sp.
Padina australis
Udotea sp.		  
Oyster Bay Halimeda sp.
Padina sp.		 Dictyota dichotoma
Sargassum sp.
Turbinaria sp.
Rita-Manaburi   Padina sp.
Sargassum sp.
Sabang   Halimeda sp.
Padina sp.
Sargassum sp.
Tarunayan Caulerpa sertularioides
Dictyosphaeria cavemosa
Neomeris van-brosseae		  
Umalagan Halimeda sp. Caulerpa sp.
Lobophora variegata
Padina sp.
Sargassum sp.
Turbinaria sp.
Udotea sp.
     
    
Table E. The uses and economic importance of seaweeds in Ulugan Bay
   
Species Economic use / Importance
Caulerpa Human food, medicine (anti-fungal, lowers blood pressure)
Caulerpa racemosa Human food
Caulerpa sertularioides Human food
Codium arabicum Human food
Codium edule Medicine
Dictyosphaeria cavernosa  Medicine (anti-microbial with growth regulators, auxin, gibberelin, cytokinin)
Dictyota dichotoma Human food (source of phenols, vitamins, folic and folinic acids)
Padina australis Human food (source of alginic acid)
Sargassum spp. Human food (source of algin, auxin-like substance, controls heavy metals)
Turbinaria sp. Human food (source of algin, minerals)
Laurencia spp.

Human food, Medicine (anti-fungal, antibacterial)

 

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