Phytoplankton samples were collected from the overlying water column of the seagrass meadows of the central sector of Chilika Lagoon with the help of a plankton net. The samples collected were analysed under the foldscope. Filamentous algae Oscillatoria and Polysiphonia sp. were identified.

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 sampling of Phytoplankton from the central sector of Chilika Lagoon
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 Oscillatoria sp. observed under foldscope
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 Polysiphonia sp collected and observed under Foldscope
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Observance of Phytoplankton samples using Foldscope

Gurdeep Rastogi | Wed, Aug 29, 2018, 1:05 AM

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