A survey of Marine Algae and Seagrasses of İstanbul, (Turkey)

Abstract In this research, have been studied marine algae in the upper infralittoral zone of the Bosphorus coasts of Istanbul (including Bosphorus) . A total of 244 taxon have been determined. 11 of them belong to blue-green bacteria (Cyanophyta), 127 to red algae (Rhodophyta), 46 to brown algae (Heterokontophyta), 60 to green algae (Chlorophyta) and 2 to flowering plants (Tracheophyta).