The Journal of Indian Botanical Society
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 90
  • Issue: 1and2

Some Cyanophycean algae from The Coastal Regions of Visakhapatnam, India

  • Author:
  • Subhabrata Ghosh, Jai Prakash Keshri
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 165 to 167

Phycology Laboratory, Department of Botany, CAS, The University of Burdwan Golapbag, Burdwan-713104, West Bengal, India

*Corresponding author-e-mail: jpkeshri@indiatimes.com

Online published on 25 April, 2016.

Abstract

This paper deals with 5 cyanophycean algae belonging to 4 genera explored from the Visakhapatnam coast of India. These algae are represented by Stichosiphon sansibaricus (Hieronynus) Drouet et Daily, Lyngbya majuscula Harvey ex Gomont, L. cinerascens Kiitzing, Trichodesmium hildebrantii Gomont and Stigonema mamillosum (Lyngb.) Agardh ex Bornet et Flahault. Except Lyngbya majuscula other four taxa are being new records from the Visakhapatnam coast.

Keywords

Cyanophycean algae, India, systematics, Visakhapatnam coast