PHYTOPLANKTON AND FLORA COMPOSITION OF SOUTH WESTERN REGION OF THE NIGERIAN COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS

Temitope Onuminya; Oluwatoyin Ogundipe

doi:10.15468/7jub7t

PHYTOPLANKTON AND FLORA COMPOSITION OF SOUTH WESTERN REGION OF THE NIGERIAN COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS

Citation

Onuminya T, Ogundipe O (2022): PHYTOPLANKTON AND FLORA COMPOSITION OF SOUTH WESTERN REGION OF THE NIGERIAN COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS. v1.7. University of Lagos. Dataset/Occurrence. https://ipt-nigeria.gbif.fr/resource?r=checklist_of_phyplankton_in_epe_lagoon&v=1.7 https://doi.org/10.15468/7jub7t accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-08.

Description

This is a checklist of Pyhtoplanktons in Lagos, Epe and Lekki lagoon as observed through sampling of the environment from November 2012 to April 2014

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Epe lagoon and its environs, Ondo, Oyo and Ogun states

Sampling

Random sampling was used

Quality Control

Replication was done per site to ensure quality control

Method steps

Twelve locations were identified for collection on a monthly basis throughout the study period.

Taxonomic Coverages

The data comprises of phytoplanktons and other floral diversity of the South Western Region of the Nigerian Coastal Environments.

Baccilariophyceae
rank: class
Euglenophyceae
rank: class
Cyanophyceae
rank: class
Chlorophyceae
rank: class
Trebouxiophyceae
rank: class
Zynematophyceae
rank: class
Dinophyceae
rank: class
Magnoliopsida
rank: class
Liliopsida
rank: class
Tracheophyta
rank: phylum
Ochrophyta
rank: phylum

Geographic Coverages

The record covers Ijede, Itokin, Imope, Imoru, Ejirin jetty, Epe jetty, Abomiti, Imu, Saga river and Oshun river

Bibliographic Citations

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Temitope Onuminya
originator
position: Associate Professor
University of Lagos
Department of Botany University of Lagos
Akoka
23401
Lagos
NG
Telephone: +2347030241452
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Oluwatoyin Ogundipe
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position: Professor
University of Lagos
Department of Botany, University of Lagos
Akoka
23401
Lagos
NG
Telephone: +2348023201618
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Temitope Onuminya
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position: Associate Professor
University of Lagos
Department of Botany University of Lagos
Akoka
23401
Lagos
NG
email: tadeyemi@unilag.edu.ng
homepage: http://www.unilag.edu.ng/botany
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Olakunbi Kunrunmi
author
position: Lecturer
University of Lagos
Department of Botany University of Lagos
Akoka
23401
Lagos
NG
email: okunrunmi@unilag.edu.ng
homepage: http://www.unilag.edu.ng/botany
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Temitope Onuminya
publisher
position: Associate Professor
University of Lagos
DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY
AKOKA
23401
LAGOS
NG
Telephone: +2347030241452
email: tadeyemi@unilag.edu.ng
homepage: http://www.unilag.edu.ng/botany

George Nodza
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University of Lagos
Department of Botany
Akoka
23401
Lagos
NG
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Olakunbi Kunrunmi
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position: Lecturer
University of Lagos
Department of Botany University of Lagos
Akoka
23401
Lagos
NG
email: okunrunmi@unilag.edu.ng
homepage: http://www.unilag.edu.ng/botany
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