About the Authors

Yehia Hazzazi

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition

Affiliation Department of Biology, College of Science, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Mari Sumayli

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition

Affiliation Department of Biology, College of Science, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia

A. El-Shabasy

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

ael-shabasy@jazanu.edu.sa

Affiliation Department of Biology, College of Science, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Abeer Al-Andal

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Biology, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia

Uzma Hanif

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliations Department of Botany, Government College University, Lahore Pakistan, Center for Functional Ecology: Science for People & Planet, Marine Resources, Conservation and Technology-Marine Algae Lab, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Asmaa Khamis

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt

Emad Abada

Roles Software

Affiliations Department of Biology, College of Science, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia, Environment and Nature Research Centre, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Sameh R. Elgogary

Roles Validation

Affiliation Department of Physical sciences, Chemistry division, College of Science, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Taha A. I. El-Bassossy

Roles Visualization

Affiliation Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Department, Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt

Ahmed A. M. Abdelgawad

Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Department of Physical sciences, Chemistry division, College of Science, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Department, Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.