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. 2012 Jan 20;52(3):346–353. doi: 10.1007/s12088-012-0251-5

Table 1.

The tested mangrove species, their typical accompanying plants and the sites where they lived

Tested mangrove species DZG DHI NSI HCD LYB SAB
Acanthus ilicifolius + + + + +
Aegiceras corniculata + + + + +
Avicennia mariana + + +
Bruguiera gymnorrhiza + + + +
Bruguiera sexangula (Lour.) Poir. +
Clerodendrum inerme +
Ceriops tagal + +
Excoecaria agallocha + + + +
Heritiera littoralis
Kadelia candel + + +
Rhizophora stylosa + + + +
Sonneratia apetala +
Acrostichum aureuma + +
Thespesia populneaa + +
Cassytha filiformis L.a + +
Phragmites communis Trin.a +
Pandanus tectoriusa + +
Pluchea indica Less.a + +

“+” Means the corresponding mangrove species from where the samples were collected, DZG Dongzhai habour, Haikou, Hainan Province; DHI Donghai island, Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province; NSI Nansan island, Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province; HCD Haicang dock, Xiamen, Fujian Province; LYB Luoyang bridge, Quanzhou, Fujian Province; SAB Su’ai bay, Shantou, Guangdong Province

aTypical accompanying plants