Phytoplankton Family No of species Percentage (%)
Coscinodisceae 17 17.89
Triceratiinae 6 6.31
Chaetoceraceae 11 11.57
Biddulphoidae 9 9.47
Eucambiinae 2 2.10
Solenoidae 6 6.31
Isthiminae 1 1.05
Euodicidae 3 3.15
Naviculaceae 9 9.47
Fragilariaceae 5 5.26
Dinophyceae 5 5.26
Ceratiaceae 12 12.63
Gonyaulacaceae 1 1.05
Prorocentraceae 2 2.10
Triadiniaceae 2 2.10
Cyanophyceae 4 4.21
  95 100
Table 2: Total percentage contribution of phytoplankton recorded at two different stations.