Abstract:
Seawater samples from three bays, Vanphong – Bengoi, Nhatrang and Camranh, were
examined for haptophyte algae. This is the first investigation for species composition of
haptophytes in Vietnamese coastal waters as well as the third contribution from the South
China Sea. Sixteen taxa were recorded including two undescribed species of
holococcolithophorids. Vanphong–Bengoi bay has a high species number and abundance.
Emiliania huxleyi, Gephyrocapsa oceanica, G. protohuxleyi were the most common species
in the three bays. Deformation of coccolithophorids was also recorded.
