AN UPDATE AND REVIEW OF THE SEAWEEDS FROM SUDAN

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Faculty of Marine Science and Fisheries, Red Sea Univ., Port Sudan, Sudan.

2 Faculty of Science, Biology Department, Khartoum Univ., Khartoum, Sudan.

Abstract

Sudan’s coastline is located in the central part of the Red Sea on the western coast. It hosts some spots of biological interest like Sanganeb Atoll and DongonabBay. Nevertheless, there is paucity in the information concerning Sudan’s seaweeds composition and distribution. The present paper is a trial to provide a comprehensive list of the taxa recorded from Sudan. This is achieved by reviewing the available literature, examining the collection of the preserved samples available at the Faculty of Marine Science and Fisheries, Red SeaUniversity and field trip collection. Accordingly a total of 112 entities were recorded, 106 from the available literature and 6 new additions. Comprehensive phycological surveys are required to include all species present.

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