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On the occurrence of Johannesbaptisia pellucida (Dickie) W.R. Taylor et Drouet from freshwater habitat in West Bengal, India

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  • 1. Department of Botany, Raja Peary Mohan College, Uttarpara-712258, Hooghly, West Bengal, India

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In the present paper, Johannesbaptisia pellucida (Dickie) W.R. Taylor et Drouet, a cyanobacterial chroococcalean species was studied first time from West Bengal, India. It was collected from an oligotrophic pond. The taxonomy of this species was based almost entirely on morphological characteristics. For reliable confirmation of this species, morphological description along with microphotograph and ecological data had been added. The relative influence of environmental factors over its occurrence and growth had been described. It had been observed that elevated level of temperature, alkaline pH and less polluted water favoured its growth in small lentic freshwater body. This was notable that presence of colourless, structureless, diffluent mucilaginous sheath surounding the row of cells probably provided its protection against desiccation which might be an adaptive feature to survive in drought condition and various ecological habitats like many other cyanobacterial strains.

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