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Brajogopal Samanta

Department of Biology, Mount Allison University

Educational Qualification
From 08/2011 to 03/2016, Ph.D. , India
Research Interests
Microbiology (eukaryotic microbiology, Diatoms, microbial ecology, evolution)
Work Experience
From 08/2016 to present, Postdoctoral Fellow , Mount Allison University, Canada
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
1. Samanta*, B., Kinney, ME., Heffell, Q., Ehrman, JM. & Kaczmarska, I. (2017) Gametogenesis and auxospore development in the bipolar centric diatom Brockmanniella brockmannii (Family Cymatosiraceae). Protist 168: 527-545. *Corresponding author.
2. Samanta, B. & Bhadury, P. (2016) A comprehensive framework for functional diversity patterns of marine chromophytic phytoplankton using rbcL phylogeny. Scientific Reports 6: 20783.
3. Samanta, B. & Bhadury, P. (2015) Thalassiosira sundarbana sp. nov. (Bacillariophyta), an estuarine diatom from Sundarbans mangrove ecoregion based on morphology and molecular phylogeny. Phycological Research 63: 102-109.
4. Samanta, B. & Bhadury, P. (2014) Analysis of diversity of chromophytic phytoplankton in a mangrove ecosystem using rbcL gene sequencing. Journal of Phycology 50: 328-340.
5. Bhattacharjee, D.#, Samanta, B.#, Danda, A.A. & Bhadury, P. (2013) Temporal succession of phytoplankton assemblages in a tidal creek system of the Sundarbans mangroves: an integrated approach. International Journal of Biodiversity 2013: 1-15 (# equal contribution).
6. Samanta, B. & Bhadury, P. (2014) Unraveling chromophytic phytoplankton assemblages from Indian Sundarbans mangrove wetlands based on rbcL clone library and sequencing approach. In: Life for River- Proceedings of the international symposium on River Biodiversity: Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna River System, Ecosystems for Life, A Bangladesh-India Initiative (Eds, Sinha, R.K. & Ahmed, B.) IUCN, ISBN: 978-93-5196-807-8, pp 271-280.
7. Bhattacharjee, D., Samanta, B., Danda, A. & Bhadury, P. (2013) Impact of climate change in the Sundarbans aquatic ecosystems: phytoplankton as proxies. In: Climate Change Island and Coastal Vulnerability (Eds, Sundaresan, J., Sreekesh, S., Ramanathan, L. & Boojh, R.) Springer, Netherlands, ISBN: 978-94-007-6015-5, pp 126-140.