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With this aim in mind a study on the distribution ecology of 8 different Gracilaria species: <G. corticata, G. crassa, G. edulis, G. fergusonii, G. millardetii, G. salicornia, G. verrucosa and Gracilaria</i> sp. was carried out along the Kenyan coast extending from the North-coast to the South-coast border. In the study rocky platforms with their reef edges exposed to the open sea had a wider variety of species than either rocky platforms in sheltered waters or sandy beaches (the mean number of species per site being 3.6 ± 0.8, 1.4 ± 0.5, 2.0 ± 0.7 respectively). With regard to the frequency of occurrence in all the 23 stations studied the most common species was <i> G. salicornia</i> followed by <i> G. corticata</i> and <i>G. crassa</i>. <i> G. verrucosa, G. edulis and Gracilaria</i> sp. were less common while <i>G. millardetii</i> and <i>G. fergusonii</i> were rare. 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