MORPHO-ANATUOMICAL STDIES ON DICTYOPTERIS TRIPOLITANA (PHAEOPHYCOTA) FROM THE COAST OF KARACHI

Authors

  • ALIA ABBAS Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi-75230
  • MUSTAFA SHAMEEL2 University of Karachi, Karachi -75270, Pakistan

Abstract

Dictyopteris tripolitana Nizamuddin, a brown foliaceous alga, was collected from the coast of Karachi during March 2008 - April 2010 and investigated. This is the first detailed study of the seaweed from this area regarding its morphology and anatomy. Apart from taxonomic work, a detailed investigation was carried out on peripheral, cortical and medullary cells of various parts of the thallus, and reproductive cells were also studied.

Author Biographies

ALIA ABBAS, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi-75230

Department of Botany,

MUSTAFA SHAMEEL2, University of Karachi, Karachi -75270, Pakistan

Department of Botany,

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Published

2011-06-18

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 June (2011): Fuuast Journal of Biology

Section

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