Abstract:
This research was carried out to record seaweeds communities on the intertidal
and subtidal zone of east. west and south Johor. From this study, 87 taxa were identified
belonging to the divisions Cyanophyta and Rhodophyta from 40 stations. From the
division Cyanophyta. four orders, seven families and 25 species were identified. While.
in the division Rhodophyta, eight orders, 16 families and 62 species were identified. The
most abundant seaweeds were from division Rhodophyta which was 71.3 %. There were
l 7 species as new records from division Cyanophyta, and 7 species from division
Rhodophyta. Overall, the dominant species in the whole study area was Gracifaria edulis
wihich was found 47.5 % for division Rhodophyta and Lyngbya majuscula with 32.5 %
for division Cyanophyta. The total number of species highest in Tg. Penawar (station 38).
While. no species were recorded in Estuary of. Sg. Muar (station 1) and Segenting
(station 5).
