Diversity of phytoplankton collected during the scientific expedition to Pulau Perak, Pulau Jarak and the Sembilan Group of Islands

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Aishah Salleh
Sarini Ahmad Wakid
Iskandar Shah Bahnan

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Preliminary studies on the phytoplankton in the Straits of Malacca were conducted during the ‘Scientific Expedition to the Seas Of Malaysia’ (SESMA). Phytoplankton samples were collected from Pulau Perak, Pulau Jarak and the Sembilan group of Islands. The quantitative analysis was carried out especially on the identification and calculation of the diversity of the phytoplankton. A total of 69 species of phytoplankton from 17 genera were recorded. The species were mainly from two major divisions namely Bacillariophyta (diatoms) and Pyrrophyta (dinoflagellates). Five species are new records for Malaysia: Peridinium quinquecorne Abé, Protoperidinium cerasus (Paulsen) Balech, Protoperidinium nudum (Meunier) Balech, Ceratium arietinum Cleve and Ceratium compressum Gran.
Kajian awal mengenai fitoplankton di Selat Melaka telah dijalankan semasa ‘Ekspedisi Saintifik ke lautan di Malaysia’ (SESMA). Penyampelan telah dijalankan meliputi Pulau Perak, Pulau Jarak dan Kepulauan Sembilan. Analisis kuantitatif telah dijalankan terutamanya pada pengecaman dan pengiraan diversiti fitoplankton. Sejumlah 69 spesies fitoplankton daripada 17 genera telah direkodkan. Spesies terutamanya adalah terdiri daripada dua divisi Bacillariophyta (diatom) dan Pyrrophyta (dinoflagellata) diperolehi. Lima spesies baru merupakan rekod baru bagi Malaysia iaitu; Peridinium quinquecorne Abé, Protoperidinium cerasus (Paulsen) Balech, Protoperidinium nudum (Meunier) Balech, Ceratium arietinum Cleve dan Ceratium compressum Gran.

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Salleh, A., Ahmad Wakid, S., & Bahnan, I. S. (2008). Diversity of phytoplankton collected during the scientific expedition to Pulau Perak, Pulau Jarak and the Sembilan Group of Islands. Malaysian Journal of Science, 27(3), 33–45. Retrieved from https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/MJS/article/view/7707
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