STUDY AND FIRST REPORT ON THE OCCURRENCE OF SIX SPECIES OF COCCOIDAL CYANOBACTERIA - MERISMOPEDIA MEYEN 1839 FROM BARDHAMAN EAST AND BARDHAMAN WEST DISTRICTS OF WEST BENGAL, INDIASudip ChatterjeeAbstract While working with the diversity of Cyanobacteria of East and West Bardhaman district of West Bengal, India; the author obtained at least six species of Merismopedia. Out of those six taxa at least three taxa appeared to be first report from this part of India. The present work concerned with the investigation of diversity of the said taxa and also detailed taxonomic enumeration. The author also noted the concerned ecological data necessary for valid understanding of the taxa. |