KARAKTERISTIK PERIFITON PADA DAUN LAMUN MUDA DAN DAUN TUA Enhalus acoroides DI PERAIRAN PULAU KEDINDINGAN KOTA BONTANG KALIMANTAN TIMUR

Abstract

Seagrass sampling in this study was carried out using purposive sampling method at 4 research stations. The results of this study were found in 37 species of old seagrass leaves consisting of 9 classes, namely Bacillariophyceae, Mediophyceae, Coscinodiscophyceae, Euglenoidea, Cyanophyceae, Dinophyceae, Chorophyceae, Chrysophyta and Xexanauplia. While in young seagrass leaves there are 33 species consisting of 8 classes, namely Bacillariophyceae, Mediophyceae, Coscinodiscophyceae, Euglenoidea, Cyanophceae, Chrysophyta, Dinophyceae and Hexanauplia. The highest periphyton composition in old and young leaves was in the Bacillariophyceae class with a percentage of 67% on young leaves and 70.9% on old leaves. The diversity index value obtained showed moderate distribution criteria because the number of periphyton individuals found in old and young leaves was relatively the same.