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- Title
Taxonomy and distribution of desmids in Karapuzha Dam, Western Ghats, Kerala.
- Authors
Jose, Dhanya; Antony, Ignatius; Varghese, Anto Puthur; Paul, Parappully Tessy
- Abstract
During the studies of algae in the Wayanad district, a notable diversity of desmids observed in the Karapuzha dam, Kerala, India. Karapuzha Dam is 700 to 2061 metres above sea level and is a part of Western Ghats. Thirty‐nine taxa of desmids were identified from Karapuzha Dam of Wayanad district from June 2019 to May 2020. The collection comprises ten genera of 39 desmids, including 24 species of Cosmarium, 5 Staurastrum, 2 Closterium, 2 Euastrum, 1 Gonatozygon, 1 Triplastrum, 1 Penium, 1 Spondylosium, 1 Micrasterias and 1 Arthrodesmus. Among these, Cosmarium regnesi var. montanum is new to India, 8 taxa are new to Kerala and 2 taxa are new to South India. Some rare and high altitude distributed species are found in the study. This desmid diversity relates to the oligotrophic nature of the dam. This paper is a pioneer attempt to document the desmid flora of Karapuzha Dam, Kerala.
- Subjects
WESTERN Ghats (India); INDIA; DESMIDIACEAE; DAMS; SEA level; TAXONOMY
- Publication
Feddes Repertorium, 2022, Vol 133, Issue 2, p89
- ISSN
0014-8962
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/fedr.202100034