Biodiversity of fresh water algae from Guindy campus of Chennai, India

Authors

  • P Arulmurugan Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras Guindy campus, Chennai, India
  • S Nagaraj Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras Guindy campus, Chennai, India
  • N Anand Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras Guindy campus, Chennai, India

Keywords:

Biodiversity, Bacillariophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Cyanophycaeae, Fresh water algae

Abstract

The present work deals with the 35 fresh water algal samples and description of 62 taxa of biodiversity of fresh water algae from University of Madras Guindy campus of Chennai. Collections of 35 fresh water algal samples were carried out during the month of December 2010 to April 2011. Samples were examined in the laboratory and identified. The following algae were present Chlorococcum(1), Elakatothrix (1), Chlorella (1), Palmellococcus (1), Tetraedron  (1), Polyedriopsis (1), Chodatella (1), Oocystis (2),  Coelastrum (1), Scenedesmus quadricauda  (Turpin) Breb. var. longispina  (Chodat) G. M. Smith, Scenedesmus (3), Microspora (1), Rhizoclonium (1), Trentipholia  (2), Closterium (1), Cosmarium (5) of Chlorophyceae, Cyclotella (1),  Fragilaria (2),  Achnanthes (1), Amphora (1), Navicula (5), Pinnularia (1), Hantzschia  (1) and Nitzschia (1) of Bacillariophyceae and Microcystis (1), Chroococcus (3)  Chroococcidiopsis (1), Gloeocapsa (2), Gleocapsopsis (1), Aphanotheace (1), Chlorogloea (2), Oscillatoria (3), Phormidium (3), Lyngbya (3), Microcoleus (1), Microchaete tenera (1), Calothrix (1), Camptylonema (1)  and Hapalosiphon (1) of Cyanophyceae were recorded. Algae are described with photographs.

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Author Biographies

P Arulmurugan, Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras Guindy campus, Chennai, India

Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras Guindy campus, Chennai, India

S Nagaraj, Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras Guindy campus, Chennai, India

Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras Guindy campus, Chennai, India

N Anand, Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras Guindy campus, Chennai, India

Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras Guindy campus, Chennai, India

Published

24-11-2011

How to Cite

Arulmurugan, P., S. Nagaraj, and N. Anand. “Biodiversity of Fresh Water Algae from Guindy Campus of Chennai, India”. Journal of Ecobiotechnology, vol. 3, no. 10, Nov. 2011, https://updatepublishing.com/journal/index.php/jebt/article/view/189.

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