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International Journal of Marine Science 2014, Vol.4, No.58, 1-7
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Figure 1 Occurrence and distribution of mangroves and associates in Tamil Nadu estuaries during 2012-2014
Table 1 Name of estuaries in the collections sites of five divisions
West Coast of Tamil Nadu
19. Semangkottai
39. Coleroon
1. Thengapattinam
20. R. Pudupattinam
North Coromandel Coast
2. Rajakkamangalam
21. Kottaipattinam
40. Vellar
3. Manakkudy
22. Pattandau
41. Uppanar
Gulf of Mannar
23. Ambuli aru
42. Kadilam
4. Vijayapathy
24. Mallipattinam
43. Pennaiyar
5. Nambiyar
25. Rajamadam
44. Chunnabar
6. Mannapadu
26. Kallimedu
45. Thengaithittu
7. Thiruchendur
South Coromandel Coast
46. Ariyankuppam
8. Punnaikayal
27. Kottadi aru
47. Marakkanam
9. Palayakayal
28. Arichandra nadhi
48. Alampara Kottai
10. Keelvaipar
29. Akkaraipettai
49. Koovathur
11. Vempar
30. Vettaru
50. Palar
12. Valinokkam
31. Thirumalirajan aru
51. Kalpakkam
13. Sethukarai
32. Vanjiyur
52. Muttukadu
Palk Bay
33. Mullai aru
53. Adyar
14. Aathankarai
34. Uppanar
54. Cooum
15. Samba aru
35. Arasalar
55. Ennore
16. Manimutharu
36. Nandalar
56. Pulicat
17. S.P. Pattinam
37. Cauvery-Poompuhar
18. Poiyadhanallur
38. Thirunagarivaikkal
Pattankadu (3 species), Mallipattinam (3 species),
Rajamadam (3 species), Thirumalairajan aru (3 species),
Cauvery-Poompuhar (3 species), and Kadilam (3
species). In the West coast of Tamil Nadu, Manakkudy
have recorded more number of species (14 species)
and less number of species (3 species) in
Thengapattinam. In Gulf of Mannar more number of
mangrove and its associates in Mannapadu (12
species), Punnaikayal (11 species), Palayakayal (11
species) and less number of species (3) in Thiruchendur