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Volume 53, December 2011

Articles

Algal Flora of Howrah District, West Bengal, India

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v53/2011/57523

Published 2011-12-01

  • Ankhi Sau

Ankhi Sau
Botanical Survey of India, Howrah - 711103

Abstract

The present study records occurance of 238 algal taxa belonging to seven Classes - Chlorophyceae (103 spp.), Cyanophyceae (63 spp.), Bacillariophyceae (59 spp.), Euglenophyceae (10 spp.), Xanthophyceae (1 sp.), Dinophyceae (1 sp.) and Rhodophyceae (1 sp.) from Howrah District, West Bengal during 2005-2008. The species have been chumerated their currently accepted name along with brief description, distribution and voucher specimens.

Keywords

Algae, Taxa, Howrah District, West Bengal.

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