• VISHNU M RAJA
• G. K. SARAVANAN
• S. ELUMALAI

The microbial diversity represents larger reservoir for potential discovery of new biotechnological products, new pharmaceutical and new enzymes to carry out novel process. The biodiversity of Microalgae, cyanobacteria from saltpans of Tuticorin and Marakannam, Tamil Nadu, India was estimated. Salt pans are one of the hypersaline extreme environment exhibit wide ranges of environmental stress through salinity changes. Among halophilic microorganism, bacteria, cyanobacteria, diatoms, green microlage and fungi are abundant in saltapns. Recent trends of research are focusing to identify new potential algae from its diversity which can be useful to mankind. The halophilic cyanobacteria show high value products and potential one.

Cyanobacteria, Biodiversity, Microalgae, Halophilic, Salt pans.

"Biodiversity of Microalgae and Cyanobacteria from Salt Pans of Tuticorin and Marakannam, Tamil Nadu, India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.395-399, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901049.pdf

"Biodiversity of Microalgae and Cyanobacteria from Salt Pans of Tuticorin and Marakannam, Tamil Nadu, India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp395-399, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901049.pdf