Table 3 SIMPER results showing the species of macroalgae assemblages responsible for significant differences between each pair of seasons
Algal groups | Species | Dissimilarity (%) |
|---|---|---|
Chlorophyta | Autumn vs. Summer (average dissimilarity = 60.09) | |
Ulva intestinalis Caulerpa sertularioides forma farlowii Valoniopsis pachynema Cladophora sp. Ulva lactuca | 13.60 12.41 10.84 7.72 7.13 | |
Spring vs. Summer (average dissimilarity = 73.85) | ||
Dictyosphaeria cavernosa Caulerpa sertularioides forma farlowii Valoniopsis pachynema Ulva lactuca Ulva fasciata Ulva intestinalis Cladophora sp. | 14.90 11.79 10.40 9.62 9.15 8.66 7.74 | |
Ochrophyta (class Phaeophyceae) | Autumn vs. Summer (average dissimilarity = 27.16) | |
Padina australis Padina tetrastromatica Padina sp. | 13.87 9.91 2.52 | |
Rhodophyta | Autumn vs. Spring (average dissimilarity = 70.96) | |
Champia spp. Palisada perforata Laurencia spp. Gracilaria arcuata Centroceras clavulatum Ceratodictyon variabile | 9.31 8.99 8.47 4.30 4.30 3.60 | |
Winter vs. Summer (average dissimilarity = 83.71) | ||
Centroceras clavulatum Palisada perforata Champia spp. Laurencia spp. Hypnea spinella | 19.32 12.14 7.26 5.62 5.27 | |
Spring vs. Summer (average dissimilarity = 60.44) | ||
Palisada perforata Laurencia spp. Champia spp. Gracilaria arcuata | 9.71 7.84 6.53 3.99 |