Taxonomy and Distribution of Benthic Foraminiferans in the Selected Group Islands of Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve
P. Padmanaban *
Marine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, 130, Santhome High Road, Chennai-28, India.
Surendar.C
Zoological Survey of India, 27, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata-16, India.
Rajendar.R
Marine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, 130, Santhome High Road, Chennai-28, India.
C, Venkatraman
Marine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, 130, Santhome High Road, Chennai-28, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The present work deals with the taxonomy and distribution of benthic foraminifera from Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve (GoMBR), South east Coast of India during 2020 – 2023. Sediment samples were collected from Mandapam, Keezhakarai and Vembar group of Islands through standard methodology, A total of 36 species belonging to 20 genera, 16 families and 4 orders. A holistic approach regarding soil texture and physico-chemical properties of soil and water shed more light on the diversity and distribution of foraminifera in GoMBR.
Keywords: Foraminifera, distribution, benthic sediment, gulf of mannar, south-east coast