Abstract
This chapter identifies the potential species of the various groups of marine
plants such as microalgae (microscopic green algae, blue-green algae, golden-brown,
and yellow algae, yellow-green algae and dinoflagellates and red alga), macroalgae or
seaweeds viz. green algae, brown algae and red algae), seagrasses, mangrove plants,
and halophytes; and their anticancer compounds with the mechanism of actions.