A Preliminary Study on the Diversity of Macrobenthic and Aquatic Insect Fauna of Subhadra Estuary, Ganjam, Odisha

Authors

  • Swetapadma Dash
     Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata - 700053
  • S. D. Gurumayum
     Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Itanagar – 791113, Arunachal Pradesh
  • Pallabi Priyadarsini
     Central Zone Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Jabalpur - 482 002, Madhya Pradesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v120/i2/2020/129183

Keywords:

Aquatic Insect, Estuary, Macrobenthic, Mollusca, Odisha.

Abstract

A preliminary study was conducted to understand diversity of macrobenthic components and aquatic insect fauna of Subhadra estuary, Ganjam, Odisha. A total of 81 specimen of Aquatic Insects belonging to 6 species and 5 genera, 52 mollusca species/subspecies along with 9 species of crab were identified Apart from that, four species of hermit crabs under 2 genera and 2 families were also identified from of 95 specimens from the study locality.

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Swetapadma Dash, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata - 700053

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S. D. Gurumayum, Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Itanagar – 791113, Arunachal Pradesh

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Pallabi Priyadarsini, Central Zone Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Jabalpur - 482 002, Madhya Pradesh

Senior Zoological Assistant

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2020-06-30

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Dash, S., Gurumayum, S. D., & Priyadarsini, P. (2020). A Preliminary Study on the Diversity of Macrobenthic and Aquatic Insect Fauna of Subhadra Estuary, Ganjam, Odisha. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 120(2), 141–146. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v120/i2/2020/129183

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Volume 120, Issue 2, 2020

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