Morphological Study of Two Species of Brown Algae (Cystoseira compressa, Dictyopteris membranacea) Collected from Al-Sabri Coast, Benghazi

Authors

  • Nadeen Othman Zarqah Department of Botany, Faculty of Humanities and Applied Sciences, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
  • Nirouz Abdsalam Garoum Department of Botany, Faculty of Humanities and Applied Sciences, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59743/jmset.v11i2.194

Keywords:

Morphological study, Dictyopteris membranacea, Cystoseira compressa, Al-Sabri coast, Benghazi

Abstract

Benghazi was located in the northeastern part of Libya, overlooking the Mediterranean coast, it has a coastline rich in marine algae, extending approximately 18 km in length. This study was conducted on Al-Sabri coast Benghazi, during June and July 2024, to collection and identification the brown algae Cystoseira compressa and the brown algae Dictyopteris membranacea, both species were identified through morphological study.

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2025-12-31

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Zarqah, N. O., & Garoum, N. A. (2025). Morphological Study of Two Species of Brown Algae (Cystoseira compressa, Dictyopteris membranacea) Collected from Al-Sabri Coast, Benghazi. Journal of Marine Sciences and Environmental Technologies, 11(2), A 38-46. https://doi.org/10.59743/jmset.v11i2.194