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A NEW CYLINDRICAL SPECIES OF CODIUM STACKHOUSE FROM THE COAST OF KARACHI, PAKISTAN

MOHAMMED NIZAMUDDIN

Abstract: Algal specimens collected from Hawkesbay sandy beach and Buleji rocky coast of the Arabian sea, 40-50 km from the Karachi University Campus showed the presence of a new cylindrical species of Codium which is described as Codium islamii Nizamuddin and named after Prof. Dr. A.K.M. Noorul Islam of the Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh for his devotion and contribution in the field of Phycology.

M.A.H. Qadri Biological Research Centre, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.