The present communication enumerates 40 taxa of Oscillatoriaceae from the brackish water wetlands of North 24-Parganas district of West Bengal. Out of the reported taxa, 12 are from each of Lyngbya and Oscillatoria, 6 from each of Phormidium and Spirulina, 2 belong to Schizothrix, and Hydrocoleum and Katagnymene are represented by one species each. A close relationship was observed between seasonal water temperature and salinity
levels of the wetlands in enhancing algal population.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/brackish-water-oscillatoriaceae-north-24-parganas-west-bengal-india
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/nurmohammad-naskar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/kr-naskar
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/cr-sen
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/bangladesh-journal-plant-taxonomy
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wetlands
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/blue-green-alage
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-bengal
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/24-parganas-n
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-salinisation
