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Table 7 The occurrence of phytoplankton and zooplankton during the study period at station 2

From: Temporal changes in plankton diversity in relation to hydrographical characteristics at Perumal Lake, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu, India

S. no.

Name of the species

Month (2018–2019)

Monsoon

Monsoon

Monsoon

Monsoon

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

Jun.

Jul.

Aug.

Phytoplankton

01

Actinastrum Hantzschii

R

A

–

A

A

A

A

–

–

–

R

C

02

Characium limneticum

C

–

–

A

A

A

A

A

R

R

R

–

03

Cosmarium contractum

C

A

–

–

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

04

Closterium venus

C

A

C

C

C

C

C

A

A

C

R

R

05

Eudorina unicocca

C

A

C

A

R

R

R

C

C

C

C

C

06

Gloeocystis ampla

C

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

07

Micractinium pusillum

C

C

R

R

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

08

Phacus orbicularis

C

C

C

C

A

A

A

A

C

–

–

–

09

Pediastrum duplex

C

C

C

C

A

A

R

–

–

–

–

R

10

Pediastrum simplex

C

C

A

A

R

–

–

–

–

R

R

R

11

Pediastrum tetras

R

R

C

C

C

C

A

A

–

–

–

R

12

Scenedesmus abundans

A

–

C

C

C

A

A

A

R

R

R

R

13

Scenedesmus quadricauda

A

–

C

C

C

C

C

R

R

R

–

R

14

Apedinella radians

A

C

C

C

A

A

A

A

R

R

–

–

15

Dictyocha fibula

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Zooplankton

16

Acineta papillifera

A

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

17

Euplotes vannus

A

A

C

A

A

A

C

R

–

–

–

R

18

Balanion sp.

R

C

A

A

A

A

A

–

–

–

–

R

19

Balanus crenatus

A

C

A

A

A

C

R

–

–

–

–

–

20

Barnacle

A

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

21

Sinodiaptomus

A

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

22

Heliodiaptomus viduus

C

A

R

R

–

–

R

–

–

R

C

C

23

Condylostoma tardum

C

R

R

R

R

–

–

–

–

R

A

A

24

Echinoderm larva

C

A

R

R

–

–

R

R

R

R

A

C

25

Euplotes woodruffi

C

C

R

R

–

–

R

–

R

–

A

C

26

Cypris protubera

C

C

R

R

R

–

–

–

R

–

A

A

27

Filinia brachiata

C

C

R

R

R

–

–

–

R

–

A

A

28

Filinia longiseta

C

R

R

R

R

–

–

–

–

R

A

A

29

Filinia terminalis

C

C

R

R

R

–

–

–

–

R

A

C

30

Keratella americana

C

C

R

R

R

–

–

–

–

R

C

A

  1. A, Abundance; C, Common; R, Rare; –, Absent