# Marine tunicates from Sangkarang Archipelago Indonesia: Recent finding and bio-prospecting
> Litaay M.

URL kanonis: https://discover.unhas.ac.id/publications/marine-tunicates-from-sangkarang-archipelago-indonesia-recent-finding-and-bio-pr
Jurnal / Konferensi: Journal of Physics Conference Series
Tahun terbit: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/979/1/012003
ISSN: 17426588
Citations: 8

## Authors
- Litaay M.

## Abstract
Tunicate belongs to urochordata that inhabit benthic area of coral reefs. This paper attempts to compile result of several studies on diversity of marine tunicates from Sangkarang Archipelago of South Sulawesi Indonesia. Method for tunicates sample collection was line transect method that applied at two 3 and 7 m depth. A 50 m line transect was applied parallel to a shore line in each depth and was done in duplicate. A 2.5 m plot was places side by side of transect, in which all tunicate inside plot was counted, identified, and photographed, respectively. Tunicates identification was based on morphological characteristics. The latest finding shows that eighteen species of tunicates were recorded in Samalona waters as also the same number of species in Barrang Caddi waters. The result from this finding was compared to previous studies done at other part of Sangkarang area. This study concluded that this archipelago is rich in tunicates and these resources can be utilized for various purposes. Bioprospect of marine tunicates is also discus in the present study.

## Keywords
- Archipelago
- Transect
- Tunicate
- Coral reef
- Coral
- Zooid
- Conch
- Biology
- Benthic zone
- Shore
- Reef
- Hydrozoa
- Oceanography
- Geology
- Fishery
- Ecology
- Cnidaria

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