Chapter I Intro & Objectives - SPREP

PHOENIX ISLANDS PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN
Chapter III. Background, 4. Marine Resources
Draft 1 March 2007
Bunker (1951) reported observing very little marine plant life. Most of the reef area was
covered with microscopic algae. In the shallow bay areas, there was thick growth of
filamentous green algae.
Luomala (1951) identified one species of brown seaweed (Fucaceae) from Abariringa
(Canton), Turbinaria ornata.
Degener and Gillaspy (1955) reported on the various species of marine algae present on
Abariringa (Canton).
1) Ulvaceae - Enteromorpha sp., Ulva lactuca?
2) Cladophoraceae - Cladophora sp., Cladophoroposis menbranacea
3) Caulerpaceae - Caulerpa crassifolia, Caulerpa peltata, Calerpa serrulata
4) Valoniaceae – Dictyosphaeria cavernosa, Valonia sp.
5) Fucaceae - Turbinaria ornata
6) Gelidiaceae – Gelidium sp.
7) Gigartinaceae – Ahnfeltia concinna
8) Sphaerococcaceae - Gracilaria lichenoides?, Hypnea spinella
9) Rhodomelaceae - Chondria sp., Herposiphonia tenella
10) Ceramiaceae - Centroceras clavulatum, Ceramium sp.
11) Grateloupiaceae - Halymenia sp.
12) Corallinaceae - Jania capillacea, Lithothamion sp.
Degener and Gillaspy (1955) noted that the diatoms, Navicula sp. was collected on
Abariringa (Canton).
Green, brown, and red marine algae from Abariringa (Canton) were examined by Dawson
(1959). The following species were examined and discussed in detail. According to Dawson
(1959), the discussion on Polysiphonia was provided by Dr. G.J. Hollenberg.
1) Enteromorpha clathrata
2) Enteromorpha sp.
3) Enteromorpha kylinii
4) Ulvella lens
5) Cladophora fascicularis
6) Cladophora flexuosa
7) Dictyosphaeria cavernosa
8) Boodlea composita
9) Cladophoropsis gracillimum
10) Cladophoropsis sundanensis
11) Ederbesia attenuate
12) Caulerpa raceniosa var. peltata
13) Caulerpa racemosa var.
turbinata
14) Caulerpa serrulata
15) Caulerpa urvilleana
16) Bryopsis pennata
17) Codium ovale
18) Codium geppii
19) Halimeda fragilis
20) Halimeda micronesica
27) Pocockiella papenfussii
28) Pocockiella variegata
29) Turbinaria ornata
30) Turbinaria trialata
31) Gelidium pusillum
32) Pterocladia sp.
33) Gelidiella rigidiuscula
34) Gelidiopsis intricata
35) Jacia capillacea
36) Jania micrarthrodia
37) Jania tenella
38) Hypnea esperi
39) Gracilaria sp.
40) Lomentaria sp.
41) Ceramium clarionensis
42) Ceramium equisetoides
43) Ceramium gracillimum var.
byssoideum
44) Ceramium vagabunde
45) Ceramium sp.
46) Grirfithsia sp.
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