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Ichthyotoxic propensities of some Indian marine green algae (Chlorophytes)

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Title Ichthyotoxic propensities of some Indian marine green algae (Chlorophytes)
 
Creator Giraspy, D. A. Beni
Natarajan, P.
 
Description 217-221
Twenty three extracts of chlorophytes have been assayed for ichthyotoxicity against the common mosquito fish Gambusia affinis. The extracts generally have exhibited a wide range of effects. Of the twenty three species of chlorophytes, 35% exhibited ichthyotoxic properties causing mortality in fish and the remaining 65% were found to be nontoxic. Further, Bryopsis plumosa was highly toxic, Caulerpa cupressoides, Bryopsis sp., and Halimeda gracilis were moderately toxic and Caulerpa fergusonii, C.racemosa, C.peltata and C.taxifolia were found less toxic. These results suggest that some marine chlorophytes posses protective chemical defense mechanism against herbivorous fishes.
 
Date 2016-10-19T11:19:24Z
2016-10-19T11:19:24Z
1998-06
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/35825
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.27(2) [June 1998]