<p class="NoParagraphStyle" align="center"><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p><p class="NoParagraphStyle" align="center"><strong> </strong></p><p><em>Gracilaria </em>spp. is a euryhaline species of seaweed which can live in the marine and brackish water. Development of <em>Gracilaria </em>spp. culture in Bekasi is potential because this seaweed can be cultured in ex shrimp pond by polyculture system. The objective of this research was to evaluate the phenotype morphological characteristic of <em>Gracilaria </em>spp. based on and its relationship with shrimp pond water quality. <em>Sampling </em>was done at three shrimp ponds with a salinity range at 13.7–19.2 g/L. Phenotypical characteristics of <em>Gracilaria </em>spp. consisted of colour and thallus morfometrics, while measurement of water quality consisted of physical and chemical charactersof shrimp pond. The result showed that <em>Gracilaria </em>spp. generally had light brown colour. At salinity higher than 13.7 g/kg, the number of secondary thalli increased, the distance among internode tertiary thalli declined, and the number of ramification index increased. Salinity showed a positive correlation with remification index which was 0.571.</p><p> </p><p>Keywords: <em>Gracilaria </em>spp., remification index, phenotype, salinity, brackishwater culture</p><br /><p class="NoParagraphStyle"> </p><p class="NoParagraphStyle"> </p><p class="NoParagraphStyle" align="center"><strong>ABSTRAK</strong><strong></strong></p><p class="NoParagraphStyle"> </p><p><em>Gracilaria </em>spp. merupakan spesies rumput laut eurihalin yang dapat hidup di laut dan di perairan payau. Pengembangan budidaya <em>Gracilaria </em>spp. di Bekasi potensial dilakukan karena memanfaatkan tambak bekas budidaya udang dengan sistem polikultur. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi karakteristik fenotipe morfologi <em>Gracilaria </em>spp. dan hubungannya dengan kualitas air di tambak budidaya. <em>Sampling </em>dilakukan pada tiga tambak dengan kisaran salinitas 13,7–19,2 g/L. Karakterisasi fenotipe meliputi warna dan morfometrik talus <em>Gracilaria </em>spp., sedangkan parameter kualitas air meliputi karakter fisika dan kimia air tambak. Hasil menunjukkan talus <em>Gracilaria</em>s spp. umumnya berwarna coklat muda dan pada salinitas di atas 13,7 g/L menunjukkan jumlah talus sekunder meningkat, jarak internode talus tersier menurun, dan indeks percabangan meningkat (P<0,05). Salinitas berkorelasi positif dengan indeks percabangan sebesar 0,571.</p><p> </p><p>Kata kunci: <em>Gracilaria </em>spp., indeks percabangan, fenotipe, salinitas, budidaya air payau</p>