Research Article
Spatiotemporal Distribution of Harmful Algal Flora in the Tropical Estuarine Complex of Goa, India
Table 2
Percent compositions of dominant HAB species in each group outlined by the cluster analysis based on SIMPER analysis.
| Genera/species | | | | | | | | Different cluster groups | Group I | Group II | Group III | Group IV | Group V | Group VI | Group VII | Total HAB composition (%) |
| Chaetoceros curvisetum | 4.82 | — | — | 7.73 | 5.20 | — | — | Coscinodiscus concinnus | 7.88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Coscinodiscus wailesii | 3.71 | 6.44 | 7.53 | 10.80 | 5.47 | 6.00 | 6.95 | Coscinodiscus centralis | 4.48 | 7.25 | 8.12 | 9.22 | 4.87 | 6.77 | 7.42 | Cylindrotheca closterium | 5.19 | 11.27 | 14.74 | 8.93 | 6.75 | 7.47 | 8.11 | Ditylum brightwellii | 3.47 | 6.38 | — | 15.94 | 6.14 | 8.46 | 6.59 | Leptocylindrus danicus | 4.28 | 6.94 | 8.46 | 6.69 | 6.20 | 8.09 | 5.75 | Leptocylindrus minimus | 4.18 | 3.47 | 6.87 | — | 5.84 | — | 8.32 | Pseudo-nitzschia multiseriata | — | 7.09 | — | — | 4.99 | — | — | Pseudo-nitzschia seriata | 3.41 | 3.40 | 7.69 | — | 4.48 | 6.60 | 6.88 | Rhizosolenia delicatula | 4.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rhizosolenia fragilissima | 6.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rhizosolenia setigera | 3.48 | 7.68 | 9.03 | 7.33 | 6.16 | 7.48 | 7.35 | Rhizosolenia stolterforthii | 1.98 | — | — | — | 4.98 | 7.22 | — | Skeletonema costatum | 5.60 | 8.29 | 8.99 | 17.78 | 8.06 | 9.07 | 7.06 | Thalassiosira rotula | 6.34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ceratium furca | 4.54 | 7.00 | 6.79 | 8.40 | 5.56 | 7.40 | 7.08 | Dinophysis caudata | — | — | 6.27 | — | — | — | — | Gymnodinium breve | 3.86 | — | — | — | 2.01 | — | — | Gymnodinium splendens | 3.41 | — | — | — | 4.29 | 6.03 | — | Prorocentrum gracile | 3.58 | 5.89 | 6.74 | — | 4.14 | — | 5.66 | Prorocentrum micans | 4.48 | 6.71 | 8.76 | 7.17 | 5.34 | 6.02 | 6.86 | Protoperidinium brevipes | 6.38 | — | — | — | — | — | 5.94 | Protoperidinium steinii | — | — | — | — | — | 7.17 | 6.85 | Scrippsiella trochoidea | 4.23 | 6.98 | — | — | 5.21 | 6.24 | 3.17 | Distephanus speculum | — | 5.23 | — | — | 4.29 | — | — |
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