From: Seasonal dynamics of the genus: Planktoniella Schutt in the estuarine waters of Indian Sundarbans
Name of species | Months of dominance | Average cell count/ml | |
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Dominant 1 | Thalassionema nitzschioides (Grunow) Mereschkowsky | Mar.–May | 52.0 |
Dominant 2 | Coscinodiscus argus Ehrenberg | Jun.–Nov. | 46.0; 65.0 |
Dominant 3 | Coscinodiscus centralis Ehrenbergh | Jun.–Nov. | 32.0; 29.6 |
Dominant 4 | Chaetoceros pseudocurvisetus Mangin | Dec.–Apr. | 37.6; 82.5 |
Dominant 5 | Chaetoceros lorenzianus Grunow | Dec.–Apr. | 28.9; 36.6 |
Dominant 6 | Protoperidinium pallidum (Ostenfeld) Balech | Dec.–Feb. | 100.6 |