A. Species composition of microalgae along the Visakhapatnam offshore region


that coastal zone. And another advantages of this study was pin point spatial of this coastal area may help to isolate microalgae can be grown in open pond without any major contami-

The authors are grateful to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India, New Delhi, India. This study was undertaken as a part of CSIR-NMITLI project (grant no.: 5/258/64/2009 — NMITLI; date: 19-04-2010) on "Biofuel from marine microalgae"

A. Species composition of microalgae along the Visakhapatnam offshore

S. No Family S. No Species PRM MON POM PRM MON POM

7 Bacteriastrum elongatum (Cleve, 1897) ++ + + + + 8 Chaetoceros affinis (Lauder, 1864) ++ + + + + 9 Chaetoceros atlanticus (Cleve, 1873) ++ + + + +

11 Chaetoceros compressus (Lauder, 1864) — + — — + —

2011–2012 2012–2013

++ + + + +

+ + — + ++

++ + + + +

++ + + + +

++ + + + +

— + + — + —

++ + + + +

++ + + + +

Class: Coscinodiscophyceae (Round & Crawford in Round, Crawford & Mann, 1990)

1 Bellerochea malleus (Brightwell) Van Heurck 1885

2 Biddulphia biddulphiana (Smith)

3 Bacteriastrum comosum (Pavillard,

4 Bacteriastrum delicatulum (Cleve,

5 Bacteriastrum furcatum (Shadbolt,

6 Bacteriastrum hyalinum (Lauder,

10 Chaetoceros lauderi (Ralfs in Lauder,

12 Chaetoceros muelleri (Lemmermann,

Boyer, 1900

1916)

1897)

1854)

1864)

1864)

1898)

nation to produce biomass for biodiesel production.

co-funded by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).

Acknowledgements

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CENTRIC DIATIOMS Phylum: Ochrophyta (Cavalier-Smith in Cavalier-Smith & Chao,

region

1996)

1 Bellerocheaceae (Round and Crawford in Round et al. 1990)

2 Biddulphiaceae (Kutzing, 1844)

3 Chaetocerotaceae (Ralf in Pritchard,

1861)


