Symbiotic associations between the diatoms and other organisms like cyanobacteria, flagellates etc. is less studied in Indian waters. Here, we report the occurrences of Solenicola setigera, a colonial protist found only in association with centric chain forming diatom Leptocylindrus mediterraneus. We observed these consortia in the surface waters (~80–100 colonies L-1) of North Eastern Arabian Sea (NEAS) during the spring inter monsoon season of 2011 and were also observed in the water column (
Symbiosis between the stramenopile protist Solenicola setigera and the diatom Leptocylindrus mediterraneus in the North Eastern Arabian Sea
Symbiosis between the stramenopile protist Solenicola setigera and the diatom Leptocylindrus mediterraneus in the North Eastern Arabian Sea
K.B. Padmakumar, Lathika Cicily Thomas, Anu Shaji, T. P. Maneesh, V. N. Sanjeevan
(Symbiosis between the stramenopile protist Solenicola
setigera-
May 2012)
Abstract
