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IJCRR - 6(21), November, 2014

Pages: 51-63

THE GENUS OSCILLATORIA VAUCHER (OSCILLATORIALES: CYANOPROKARYOTA) IN WEST BENGAL, INDIA

Author: Jayanta Sikdar, Jai Prakash Keshri

Category: General Sciences

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Abstract:

In spite of its ubiquitous occurrence our knowledge about Cyanoprokaryotes of tropical countries is not proper (Komárek and Anagnostidis 2005). Oscillatoria Vaucher is the most ubiquitous genus of Oscillatoriales of Cyanoprokaryota growing in almost all accessible habitats starting from hot springs to snow-fed rocky areas. Its adaptability to different climatic conditions is marvelous. In India Oscillatoria Vaucher is represented by over 76 species (Desikachary 1959, Anand, 1989, 1998). During systematic investigations on the algal flora of West Bengal the authors recorded following species of Oscillatoria viz O. obscura Brühl et Biswas, O. sancta (Kützing) Gomont, O. simplicissima Gomont, O. anguina (Bory) Gomont, O. subbrevis Schmidle, O. nitida Škorbatov, O. proboscidea Gomont, O. tenuis Agardh ex Gomont, O. salina Biswas, O. princeps Vaucher ex Gomont, O. raoi DeToni, J., O. limosa Agardh ex Gomont, O. amoena (Kützing) Gomont, O. vizagapatnesis Rao, C.B., O. okeni Agardh ex Gomont and O. laete-virens (Crouan) Gomont. The distributions of different species have been discussed. O. simplicissima, O. princeps, O. subbrevis, O. sancta and O. tenuis are most common species in unpolluted habitats where as O. limosa is common in polluted habitats. O. nitida appears to be the first Cyanoprokaryote recorded in India.

Keywords: Oscillatoriales, Cyanoprokaryotes, West Bengal, India

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Oscillatoria princeps Vaucher ex Gomont; Plate I, Figure 1 and Plate III, Figure 29 Oscillatoria simplicissima Gomont; Plate I, Figure 2 and Plate III, Figure 24 Oscillatoria laete-virens PAGEL.Crouan and H.M.Crouan ex Gomont; Plate I, Figure 3 Oscillatoria vizagapatnesis Rao, C.B.; Plate I, Figure 4 Oscillatoria proboscidea Gomont; Plate I, Figure 5 and Plate III, Figure 18 Oscillatoria anguina (Bory) Gomont; Plate I, Figure 6 and Plate III, Figure 30 Oscillatoria limosa Agardh ex Gomont; Plate II, Figure 7 and Plate III, Figure 17 Oscillatoria nitida Škorbatov; Plate II, Figure 8 and Plate III, Figure 25 Oscillatoria raoi DeToni, J.; Plate II, Figure 9 and Plate III, Figure 20 Oscillatoria sancta (Kützing) Gomont; Plate II, Figure 10 and Plate III, Figure 22 Oscillatoria subbrevis Schmidle; Plate II, Figure 11 and Plate III, Figure 19 Oscillatoria salina Biswas; Plate II, Figure 12 and Plate III, Figure 23 Oscillatoria tenuis Agardh ex Gomont; Plate II, Figure 13 and Plate III, Figure 21 Oscillatoria okeni Agardh ex Gomont; Plate II, Figure 14 and Plate III, Figure 27 Oscillatoria amoena (Kützing) Gomont; Plate II, Figure 15 and Plate III, Figure 28 Oscillatoria obscura Brühl et Biswas; Plate II, Figure 16 and Plate III, Figure 26 Study Area: - Plate IV