GENUS MICRASTERIAS C. AGARDH EX RALFS, 1848 (CHAROPHYTA) – FROM ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA
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Genus Micrasterias, key to species, descriptions, distributionAbstract
As a part of the present thesis work, an extensive survey was conducted across all 28 districts of Andhra Pradesh to study desmid diversity. Algal samples were collected from different freshwater bodies and screened for the occurrence of desmids. Among the various genera identified, the present publication focuses on the genus Micrasterias. A total of seven taxa were identified. Of these, two species, Micrasterias pinnatifida Ralfs and M. foliacea Bailey ex Ralfs. were previously reported from Andhra Pradesh. The remaining five species, namely Micrasterias americana Ehrenberg ex Ralfs, M. crux-melitensis Ralfs, M. mahabuleshwarensis J. Hobson, M. thomasiana W. Archer, and M. tropica Nordstedt are reported here as new distributional records for Andhra Pradesh.
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