Batroun Manara Saida Tyre Barbara Sarafand Military club Naqoura Rhodophyta nR 17 19 10 18 30 4 5 10 H n 3 4 2 2 4 1 0 1 % 17.65 21.06 20 11.11 13.33 25 0 10 M n 6 9 2 5 9 0 1 0 % 35.3 47.37 20 27.78 30 0 20 0 L n 8 6 6 11 17 3 4 9 % 47.05 31.57 60 61.11 56.67 75 80 90 Ochrophyta nO 13 9 9 13 16 6 4 11 H n 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 7.69 0 16.67 0 0 M n 6 3 1 8 9 2 0 3 % 46.15 33.33 11.11 61.54 56.25 33.33 0 27.27 L n 7 6 8 4 7 3 4 8 % 53.85 66.66 88.89 30.77 43.75 50 100 72.73 Chlorophyta nCl 7 6 2 10 11 4 4 4 H n 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 % 14.29 16.67 50 10 9.09 0 25 0 M n 5 1 0 4 5 0 1 2 % 71.42 16.67 0 40 45.45 0 25 50 L n 1 4 1 5 5 4 2 2 % 14.29 66.66 50 50 45.45 100 50 50 Cyanobacteria nC 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 H n 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M n 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 % 25 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 L n 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 % 75 0 0 0 100 0 0 0

Table 6: Frequency/site of the collected seaweeds species regardless their distribution in at least one of the sites where they are found.