Journal of Aquaculture Research & Development

Varadharajan D

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• Research Article
  Biodiversity and Abundance of Phytoplankton from Muthupettai Mangrove Region, South East Coast of India
  Author(s): Varadharajan D *,Soundarapandian P Varadharajan D *,Soundarapandian P
  
  Phytoplanktons are of great ecological worth since they comprise the major portion of primary producers in the marine environment. In the present study, a total of 95 species of phytoplankton were recorded from both the stations, of which, station I recorded 87 species and station II recorded 76 species. The phytoplankton species are maximum were observed in station I and minimum were observed station II. The phytoplankton recorded with the present study was belongings to families Coscinodisceae (17) > Ceratiaceae (12) > Chaetoceraceae (11) > Biddulphoidae (9) > Naviculaceae (9) > Triceratiinae (6) > Solenoidae (6) > Fragilariaceae (5) > Dinophyceae (5) > Cyanophyceae (4) > Euodicidae (3) > Eucambiinae (2) > Prorocentraceae (2) > Triadiniaceae (2) > Isthiminae (1) > Gonyaulacaceae (1). The percentage contribution of phytoplankton families a.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9546.1000383

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