ECOLOGICAL STUDIES ON THE CILIATES ASSOCATED WITH HYDROPHYTES IN A FRESH WATER LAKE AT KONDAKARLA (VISAKHAPATNAM)
P. JAYARAMARAJU *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, ANDHRA UNIVERSITY, WALTAIR-E30003, INDIA.
C. KALAVATI *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, ANDHRA UNIVERSITY, WALTAIR-E30003, INDIA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The ciliates associated with the different hydrophytes of Kondakarla lake, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh have been studied. An attempt has been made to correlate the prevailing physicochemical factors of the medium with the abundance of the hydrophytes and their associated ciliates.