Philippine Journal of Science
150 (1): 263-266, February 2021
ISSN 0031 – 7683
Date Received: 27 Jul 2020

First Report of Chamaebotrys proliferus
(Rhodymeniaceae, Rhodophyta) from the Philippines

Richard V. Dumilag¹*, Ara Mina P. Samuyag¹, and Rizal Jhunn F. Robles²

¹Institute of Oceanography and Environmental Science
²College of Fisheries
Mindanao State University – Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography
Boheh Sallang, Sanga-Sanga, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi 7500 Philippines

*Corresponding author: rvdumilag@msutawi-tawi.edu.ph

ABSTRACT

We report the first record of Chamaebotrys proliferus from the Indo-Pacific waters in the Philippines. The rarely collected alga is previously known only from its type locality in Puerto Rico. This species is morphologically characterized in part by its proliferous vesicular branches. We also report, for the first time, its growth rate.