A total of 221 different species of seaweed from the 32 Chlorophyta, 64 Phaeophyta, and 125 Rhodophyta are employed for a wide range of applications worldwide. Roughly 145 species are consumed as food (L. W. Zemke-White and M. Ohno). India is home to 216 different species of green seaweed, 194 different species of brown seaweed, and 434 different species of red seaweed. A supply of seaweed In addition to its 2 million km2 Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and nine marine states, the tropical South Asian nation of India is located at latitudes 08.04-37.06 N and 68.07-97.25 E. It has a coastline that is around 7500 km long. The seaweed zone served as a permanent and temporary home for fish and other aquatic creatures. Most recently according to Karthik et al., 2013 Indian seaweed diversity includes 1153 species from 271 genera. Gujarat coast consist total 198 seaweed species diversity ((Jha et al., 2009).
Seaweed diversity, Indian coast, Gujarat coast, Marine Ecosystem
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