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Diversity of freshwater red algae at Khao Luang National Park, southern Thailand

  • Chankaew, W. (Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture, Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya) ;
  • Sakset, A. (Inland Fisheries Research and Development Center Region 5 (Surat Thani)) ;
  • Chankaew, S. (Faculty of Science and Technology, Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University) ;
  • Ganesan, E.K. (Instituto Oceanografico, Universidad de Oriente) ;
  • Necchi, Orlando Jr. (Department of Zoology and Botany, Sao Paulo State University) ;
  • West, John A. (School of Biosciences 2, University of Melbourne)
  • Received : 2018.06.03
  • Accepted : 2018.11.30
  • Published : 2019.03.15
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Abstract

Freshwater red algal diversity and the relationship with water conditions in 22 stream segments in the area around Khao Luang National Park, Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand, were studied during a period of twelve months (May 2014 to April 2015). Sixteen species of freshwater red algae, belonging to eight genera (Audouinella, Balliopsis, Batrachospermum, Caloglossa, Compsopogon, Kumanoa, Sirodotia, and Thorea) were identified, which were all reported earlier for the country. Thorea clavata (Thoreaceae) was the most common species occurring in eight stream segments. Caloglossa beccarii sensu lato (Delesseriaceae) and Sirodotia huillensis Skuja (Batrachospermaceae) had the highest percent cover with up to 40% and 20% per stream segment, respectively. The water quality showed most sites to be unpolluted or ultra-oligotrophic to oligotrophic. Canonical Correspondence Analysis revealed some trends in occurrence of individual species with stream environmental variables: Batrachospermum sp.with strong current velocity; Kumanoa hirosei with high turbidity, total dissolved solid and alkalinity; Caloglossa beccarii with high conductivity; Kumanoa tabagatenensis with high ammonia-nitrogen and Thorea siamensis with high calcium and magnesium. In view of the scarce studies on the stream ecology of freshwater red algae in Philippines and neighbouring countries, it is expected that the data presented here would be helpful in more critical further studies in south-east Asia in general.

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Acknowledgement

Grant : To participate in learning of ecology and biodiversity of freshwater red macroalgae, at community area around Khao Luang National Park, Nakhon Si Thammarat province, Thailand

Supported by : Higher Education Research Promotion (HERP)

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