Freshwater cladocerans (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) of the wetlands of the Indian Botanical garden, Howrah, West Bengal, India

Sampling event Observation
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Description

This dataset presents a occurrence dataset of freshwater Cladocera species (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) observed in the wetlands of the Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah, West Bengal based on a study by Venkataraman and Das (2001). The Indian Botanic Garden located on the northern bank of the river Hooghly, Howrah district, West Bengal consists of twenty-five wetlands of varying sizes. To study the Cladoceran fauna, four perennial lakes and ponds were selected. The survey was repeated for three different periods: April 1994, September 1994 and March 1995. Of the 38 species of Cladocera, belonging to 6 families and 24 genera, recorded in the present study, three are new records to West Bengal and one Diaphanosoma leuctenbergianum, is a new record to India. All the four species have been described in detail to facilitate identification. Except for a few species of Cladocera, most Chydorids occur in wetlands with specific macrophytes. The association between Cladocera and macrophytes suggests a specific interrelationship, which is yet to be established.

Data Records

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Event (core)
20
Occurrence 
123

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Keywords

Samplingevent; Observation

Contacts

K Venkataraman
  • Originator
Zoological Survey of India
  • 100 Santhome High Road
600028 Chennai
Tamil Nadu
IN
S R Das
  • Originator
Zoological Survey of India
  • ‘M’ Block, New Alipore,
700053 Kolkata
West Bengal
IN
Dhvani T. Sheth
  • Originator
  • Mira Society, Shankarsheth Road, Market Yard
411048 Pune
Maharashtra
IN
Sameer Padhye
  • Originator
Center for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph
N1G 2W1 Guelph
ON
CA
Vijay Barve
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
  • Research Advisor
Nature Mates-Nature Club
  • 6/7 Bijoygarh
700032 Kolkata
West Bengal
IN

Geographic Coverage

Indian Botanical garden, Howrah, West Bengal, India

Bounding Coordinates South West [22.556, 88.285], North East [22.563, 88.299]

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Branchiopoda
Order Diplostraca
Family Sididae, Bosminidae, Moinidae, Macrothricidae, Chydoridae, Daphniidae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1994-04-19 / 1995-03-08

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Venkataraman, K. & Das, S.R. (2001) Freshwater cladocerans (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) of the wetlands of the Indian Botanical garden, Howrah, W. Bengal. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 98(1), 231–236.
  2. Nandi, N. C., Venkataraman, K., Das, S. R., & Bhuinya, S. (2001). Faunal diversity of wetlands in the Indian Botanical Garden, Haora, West Bengal. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 111-129.

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers 3be5ea70-2099-4bbf-8013-b2173b519ec1
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