Padang lamun berfungsi sebagai daerah asuhan, pemijahan, tempat mencari makan dan habitat bagi biota laut, diantaranya: ikan, meiofauna, maupun mikroalga epifit. Mikroalga epifit dapat digunakan sebagai salah satu unsur indikator dalam ekosistem perairan terkait dengan kesuburan dan pencemaran. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui komposisi dan kelimpahan mikroalga epifit pada daun lamun Enhalus acoroides yang dilakukan pada Oktober 2018 dengan metode diskriptif. Penentuan stasiun penelitian menggunakan metode purposive random sampling dengan tiga stasiun yaitu di perairan Pantai Nyamplungan (Stasiun 1), Pantai Bobi (Stasiun 2) dan Pelabuhan Syahbandar (Stasiun 3). Sampel daun lamun E. acoroides dipotong menjadi tiga bagian, yaitu ujung (UA dan UB), tengah (TA dan TB) dan pangkal (PA dan PB) daun. Untuk mendapatkan sampel mikroalga epifit dilakukan dengan metode pengerikan. Hasil penelitian di semua stasiun ditemukan tiga kelas yakni Bacillariophyceae, Dinophyceae dan Cyanophyceae. Genus yang paling banyak ditemukan adalah Navicula, Rhizosolenia, Oscillatoria, Gonyaulax dan Prorocentrum. Kelimpahan total mikroalga epifit tertinggi terdapat pada Stasiun 3 (11.234 sel/cm2) dan terendah pada Stasiun 2 (6.717 sel/cm2). Kelimpahan mikroalga epifit pada ujung daun bagian permukaan atas (UA) menghasilkan jumlah tertinggi yakni 5.682 sel/cm² dan bagian yang terendah terdapat pada posisi tengah daun bagian permukaan bawah (TB) sebanyak 3.292 sel/cm². Posisi menempel pada bagian lamun berpengaruh terhadap kelimpahan mikro alga epifit. Seagrass bed has a function as nursery, spawning, and feeding ground, as well as a habitat for marine biota such as fish, meiofauna, and epiphytic microalgae. Epiphytic microalgae can be used as one of the indicators in aquatic ecosystems related to productivity and pollution. The aims of this study were to know the composition and abundance of epiphytic microalgae on Enhalus acoroides leaves. This research was done on October 2018 by using descriptive method. The sample was taken from three stations, ie. Nyamplungan (Station 1), Bobi Beach (Station 2) and Syahbandar Port (Station 3). The seagrass samples of Enhalus acoroides leaves were cut into three parts i.e. tip (UA & UB), middle (TA & TB) and base (PA & PB) part of the leaves to obtain the samples of epiphytic microalgae by using scratching method. The results of the study found three classes, i.e. Bacillariophyceae, Dinophyceae and Cyanophyceae. The genus most commonly found were Navicula, Rhizosolenia, Oscillatoria, Gonyaulax and Prorocentrum. The highest total abundance of epiphytic microalgae was at Station 3 (11.234 sel/cm2) and the lowest at Station 2 (6.717 sel/cm2). The abundance of epiphytic microalgae based on different part of seagrass leaves showed that the upper surface of the leaf tip (UA) has highest abundance (5.682 cell/cm²) and the bottom surface of the middle leaf (TB) has the lowest abundance (3.292 cell/cm²). The posisiton of attachment affect on the abundance of epiphyte microalgae.
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