S. K. Yadav*
Botanical Survey of India, CGO Complex, Sector 1, Salt Lake City, Kolkata – 700064, India
Email: skyadavbsic@gmail.com
Received-04.12.2023, Revised-16.12.2023, Accepted-28.12.2023
Abstract: Meristotheca J. Agardh is one of the economically important seaweeds and belongs to the family Solieriaceae of the division Rhodophyta. Although the genus is represented by 18 taxa in the world, in India so far only one taxon Meristotheca papulosa (Mont.) J. Agardh has been reported. The present article highlights the taxonomy and economic perspectives of this species in reference to the Indian coast.
Keywords: Economic importance, Meristotheca papulosa, Rhodophyta, Solieriaceae, Taxonomy
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