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2 articles for “fresh water sponge”
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A Report of Freshwater Sponge Eunapius Carteri (Bower Bank, 1863) from Bird Sanctuary of Thattekkad, Kerala
Abstract: Sponges are filter feeding aquatic invertebrates, and species belonging to the family Spongillidae, and are the important members of the freshwater ecosystem. Eunapius carteri is a common inhabitant of fresh water ecosystem and it is the first record of the same from Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary. Eunapius carteri is roughly circular in shape. Dried specimens are pale to dark yellow, whereas colour of live specimens ranges from yellow to green. Surface …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Ecology · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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Study of Nickel Toxicity and Recovery in Freshwater Major Carp Catla catla
Abstract: The present work was carried out to examine the hazardous effects of chronic intoxication of nickel ions in Catla catla, a fresh water major carp. Fingerlings were exposed to sublethal concentrations of nickel sulphate solution (5 ppm and 10 ppm) for 21 days and histotoxicity in liver, brain and intestine was studied periodically. Normal architecture of hepatocytes was disrupted. The histopathological manifestations observed in the liver were congestion of hepatocytes, …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Toxicology · Vol. 1, Issue 1-3, 2011 · pp. 63–73 Read article