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


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1 Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata - 700053, India
2 Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Itanagar – 791113, Arunachal Pradesh, India
3 Central Zone Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Jabalpur - 482 002, Madhya Pradesh, India
 

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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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Aquatic Insect, Estuary, Macrobenthic, Mollusca, Odisha.
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Authors

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

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.

Keywords


Aquatic Insect, Estuary, Macrobenthic, Mollusca, Odisha.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi%2Fv120%2Fi2%2F2020%2F129183