From the study on "Extraction, purification and characterization of haemagglutinin (lectin) of some Indian seaweeds", 21 seaweeds (Bryopsis plumose, Caulerpa microphysa, C. racemosa, C. scalpelliformis, C. lateverens, Enteromorpha compressa, Ulva lactuca, Dictyota bartayresiana, Padina tetrastromatica, Sargassum longifolium, S. wightii, Acanthophora spicifera, Centroceras clavulatum, Champia globulifera, Cheilosporum spectabile, Gracilaria corticata, G.crassa, G. edulis, Hypnea valentiae and Laurentia poiteaui) were collected from the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve during September 1999 and...