A new record of the seagrass Halophila beccarii Ascherson from the Port Blair coast, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
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AbstractDuring a study of the species diversity and distribution of seagrasses from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands,Halophila beccariiwas recorded for the first time. This report updates the list of seagrasses for these islands from nine to ten species.Halophila beccariiwas observed in an intertidal area of muddy substratum in Haddo Bay. The occurrence of this species is significant because of its new distributional record and because it is reported as a “vulnerable species” in the IUCN Red List. The morphometric characters, biomass of the species and its habitat are described in Haddo Bay.