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Table 3 List of dominant species of Microzooplankton in polluted and relatively less polluted water of Port Blair

From: Abundance, species composition of microzooplankton from the coastal waters of Port Blair, South Andaman Island

Month

Area

Station

Number of Species

Dominant Taxa

September’11

PW

S1

7

Tintinnids

  

S2

7

Heterotrophic Dinoflagellates

 

RPW

S3

6

Tintinnids

  

S4

6

Tintinnids

October

PW

S1

5

Tintinnids

  

S2

6

Tintinnids

 

RPW

S3

4

Tintinnids

  

S4

4

Tintinnids

November

PW

S1

6

Tintinnids

  

S2

9

Tintinnids

 

RPW

S3

8

Tintinnids

  

S4

6

Tintinnids

December

PW

S1

4

Tintinnids

  

S2

5

Tintinnids

 

RPW

S3

3

Tintinnids

  

S4

3

Tintinnids

January’12

PW

S1

3

Tintinnids

  

S2

5

Tintinnids

 

RPW

S3

3

Tintinnids

  

S4

3

Tintinnids

  1. PW: Polluted waters (S1 & S2); CW: Relatively polluted waters (S3 & S4).