Microalgae richness and assemblage of man-made solar saltpans of Thoothukudi, TamilNadu | Zendy

T.S. Santhanakrishnan | Zendy; C Lakshmanan | Zendy; V.V. Radhakrishnan | Zendy

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Microalgae richness and assemblage of man-made solar saltpans of Thoothukudi, TamilNadu

Author(s) -

T.S. Santhanakrishnan,

C Lakshmanan,

V.V. Radhakrishnan

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of oceanography and marine science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2141-2294

DOI - 10.5897/joms2015.0118

Subject(s) - assemblage (archaeology) , species richness , geography , ecology , biology

Solar saltpans are ponds of brine sun evaporated to crystallize salt (Halite). Once provide ambient ecology for several halophilic microalgae. Enumeration of microorganisms in Thoothukudi solar saltpans revealed the presence of 30 genera of microalgae belonging to the divisions of Cyanophyta, Bacillariophyta and Chlorophyta. Chlorophyta species is the dominant group of solar salterns of Thoothukudi. Key words: Solar saltpans, halophilic microalgae, diversity, salt production and Thoothukudi.

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