Journal of Applied Biosciences (J. Appl. Biosci.) [ISSN 1997 - 5902]
Volume 35: 2279 - 2286. Published November 8, 2010.
Planktonic Chlorophyceae from the Grand-Lahou
lagoon in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa
KOMOÉ Koffi 1*, DA Kouhété Philippe 1, AKA N’guessan Maryse 2, KAMANZI Kagoyire1
1Université de Cocody, U.F.R. Biosciences, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire.
2 Centre de Recherches Océanologiques, BP V 18 Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
ABSTRACT
Objective: To study and contribute to the knowledge of phytoplankton in Grand-Lahou lagoon of Côte d’Ivoire.
Methodology and results: The phytoplankton samples were collected with a 20 µm mesh wide plankton net in ten stations. Observations permitted the registration of 40 specific and infraspecific taxa (varieties and forms) of Chlorophyceae divided into seven families: Scenedesmaceae (26), Hydrodictyaceae (6), Volvocaceae (3), Oocystaceae (2), Botryococcaceae (1), Gloeocystaceae (1) and Radiococcaceae (1).
Conclusion and applications: This study has improved the knowledge of the algae populations of the Grand-Lahou lagoon. Seventeen of these taxa have not been reported previously in Côte d’Ivoire. The knowledge of the taxonomic composition of the phytoplankton will enable better assessment of the state of pollution in the Grand-Lahou lagoon.
Key words: phytoplankton, Chlorophyceae, Chlorococcales, Volvocales, Grand-Lahou lagoon, Côte d’Ivoire.
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