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Biodiversity of Microalgae in Western and Eastern Ghats, India |
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A. Suresh,
R. Praveen Kumar,
D. Dhanasekaran and N. Thajuddin |
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The systematic study was conducted on the microalgal flora of Western Ghats and other parts of Eastern Ghats revealed a rich wetland algal resource for biotechnological exploration. The present study reveals with the diversity of microalgal flora in the region of Kodaikanal (10°14' N, 77°28' E), Gudalur (9°19'N 77°12'E), Agasthiyar falls (9°58'N, 78°10'E) and Kolli hills (10°12'N, 77°56'E) located in Western and Eastern Ghats of Tamilnadu, India collected in May 2011. In total, 97 species of micro algae belonging to three taxonomic groups were identified, of which 41 species belonging to Cyanophyceae, 38 species from Chlorophyceae and 18 species from Bacillariophyceae. The predominant species in Cyanophyceae were Aphanothece microscopica, Chroococcus minutus, Coelospharium dubium, Hydrococcus rivularism, Oscillatoria princeps, Nostoc muscorum, Nostoc puncteforme, Nostoc commune, Gleotricha gausii, Calothrix braunii, Rivellaria sp., Tolypothrix tenuis, Scytonema schmidtii, whereas in Chlorophyceae, Chlorella sp., Scenedesmus sp., Pediastrum duplex, Cosmarium consperum, Euastrum elagans, Micrasterias americana and in Bacillariophyceae, Navicula hallophyla, Rhophaldia gebrella, Fragellaria intermedia, Pinnularia virdis, Nitzchia palliate. Physicochemical nature of water samples were analyzed and correlated with the total microalgal diversity. Based on the correlation coefficient data, the micro algae showed positive relationship with dissolved oxygen, salinity, nutrients and negative relationship with temperature and turbidity. The species diversity index (H'), Species Richness (SR) and species evenness (J') were calculated and analyzed for microalgal population dynamic variation in the Western and Eastern Ghats.
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How to cite this article:
A. Suresh, R. Praveen Kumar, D. Dhanasekaran and N. Thajuddin, 2012. Biodiversity of Microalgae in Western and Eastern Ghats, India. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 15: 919-928.
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2012.919.928
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2012.919.928
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