Antifouling activity of Indian marine invertebrates against the green mussel Perna viridis L.

Thirty-one species of marine invertebrates collected from the Indian Coast, belonging to six phyla (Porifera, Coelenterata, Annelida, Mollusca, Echino dermata, and Eurochordata) were tested for antifouling activity against the green mussel Perna viridis L, The repulsive action of the foot and product ion of byssus threads by green mussels were used for assaying the above act ivity. Subergorgia suberosa, Sinularia numerosa, Sinularia compressa, Cladi ella pachyclados (phylum Coelenterata), Haliclona sp, (phylum Porifera), an d Planaxis sulcatus (phylum Mollusca) have shown to be potential sources of antifoulants.