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Phytoplankton species composition of Parakrama Samudra was investigated. On two sampling occasions the algal flora showed a total number of approx. 84 different taxa (Table 1). The taxonomic groups most rich in species were Chlorococcales (Chlorophyceae sensu stricto) with 30, Cyanophyceae with 22 and Zygnemaphyceae with 11 different taxa. The morphology of almost all taxa observed is discussed and the most frequent phytoplankton species are illustrated.
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Rott, E. (1983). A contribution to the phytoplankton species composition of Parakrama Samudra, an ancient man-made lake in Sri Lanka. In: Schiemer, F. (eds) Limnology of Parakrama Samudra — Sri Lanka. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7281-0_20
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