• Dr. Sudip Chatterjee

While working with the diversity of Cyanobacteria of Purba and PaschimBardhaman district of West Bengal, India; the author obtained at least ten species of Chroococcus [1]. Out of those ten taxa at least nine taxa appeared to be first report from this part of India. The genus is one of the oldest known cyanobacteria and till date 93 validly accepted [2] species have been reported from different parts of the world. The present work concerned with the investigation of diversity of the said taxa and also detailed taxonomic enumeration of the obtained taxa. The author also noted the concerned ecological data necessary for valid understanding of the obtained taxa.

Chroococcus, Coccoid, Cyanobacteria, First-Report, Purba & Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India

"A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON THE OCCURRENCE OF CHROOCOCCUS FROM PURBA & PASCHIM BARDHAMAN DISTRICT OF WEST BENGAL, INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no.668-678, February-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902C95.pdf

"A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON THE OCCURRENCE OF CHROOCOCCUS FROM PURBA & PASCHIM BARDHAMAN DISTRICT OF WEST BENGAL, INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no. pp668-678, February-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902C95.pdf