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Table 5.3
Mean seasonal variation of phytoplankton cell carbon content (in pg) in estuarine waters of Indian Sundarbans
S. no.
Species
Cell carbon (in picogram)
Western sector
Central sector
Pre-monsoon
Monsoon
Postmonsoon
Pre-monsoon
Monsoon
Postmonsoon
1
Coscinodiscus excentricus
531.08
700.59
604.44
461.76
610.50
510.54
2
Coscinodiscus jonesianus
590.84
663.45
598.88
455.26
533.63
469.32
3
Coscinodiscus lineatus
249.79
277.50
255.60
150.67
177.95
157.93
4
Coscinodiscus radiates
1693.66
1738.85
1717.99
1295.75
1403.33
1347.12
5
Coscinodiscus gigas
253.17
285.20
258.94
247.94
273.79
255.54
6
Coscinodiscus oculus-iridis
232.39
266.77
239.18
210.79
242.51
216.74
7
Planktoniella sol
7205.07
7346.10
7301.69
6154.72
6358.68
6312.74
8
Cyclotella striata
1063.07
1129.87
1095.04
953.69
1052.88
1005.89
9
Thalassiosira subtilis
63.19
98.22
75.90
55.12
91.09
69.58
10
Ceratium tripos
93.83
139.48
111.55
86.66
130.15
105.64
11
Skeletonema costatum
108.64
122.22
116.38
93.85
111.70
103.78
12
Paralia sulcata
880.98
927.85
911.60
858.81
913.73
896.97
13
Rhizosolenia crassispina
228.35
275.07
247.10
228.73
254.84
220.75
14
Rhizosolenia setigera
256.76
309.47
276.68
248.55
303.42
274.99
15
Rhizosolenia alata
226.83
258.17
245.03
228.73
268.61
247.63
16
Ceratium teres
250.42
338.10
286.06
218.70
299.10
250.15
17
Ceratium trichoceros
216.67
266.61
245.88
219.33
267.17
247.57
18
Bacteriastrum delicatulum
1542.00
1614.86
1576.29
1444.19
1525.97
1484.79
19
Bacteriastrum varians
1492.32
1627.77
1587.10
1460.29
1618.09
1578.36
20
Bacteriastrum comosum
1458.19
1576.41
1547.17
1413.83
1544.38
1502.80
21
Chaetoceros didymus
254.14
320.43
271.55
150.18
233.47
151.18
22
Chaetoceros peruvianus
232.65
275.14
248.08
131.47
167.56
127.58
23
Chaetoceros compressus
198.99
250.70
213.98
117.10
162.37
116.26
24
Ditylum sol
118.81
139.64
129.33
116.82
137.95
127.89
25
Triceratium favus
166.87
218.44
182.82
145.30
174.94
155.44
26
Triceratium reticulatum
225.77
260.24
237.22
199.91
231.54
214.49
