4108 BALLIELLA SHAMEELII SP. NOV. (CERAMIALES, RHODOPHYCOTA) IN THE COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN ARABIAN SEA LAILA SHAHNAZ The feather-like thalli of the red alga; Balliella shameelii Shahnaz sp. nov. were collected as drift material from the seashore waters at Buleji, the coastal area near Karachi (Pakistan) during February and March Published 2014 46 6 2319 2324