Dr.P.Ambili

Research Guide - Botany

Dr. P Ambili


Designation and Department	Reader in Botany, Sree Narayana College, Kollam
Areas of Research	Species diversity of Freshwater and Marine algal flora
Ph.D produced	3
Awards/fellowships	Nil.
Selected research achievements	12 new taxa of algae described
Professional services	Nil

Reserach Projects Undertaken

No	Title	Funding agency	Year
1.	Taxonomy of Marine algae of rocky areas of Kerala	KCSTE, Govt. of Kerala	2005- 2007
2.	Cyanobacteria of Kollarn and their utilization	UGC (minor)	2005
3.	Collaborations (National and International)	Nil
Seminars/Conferences/ workshops
No	Name of seminars/symposia	Year	Place
National
1.	Algae and environment	2003	Trivandrum
2.	National seminar in trends on Biotechnology	2002	TBGRI, Palode
3.	Seminar on Bioinformatics	2002	SNC, Kollam
4.	Human genome seminar	2002	Uty. Tvm
5.	National symposium on algae & Environment	2003	Uty, Tvm
6.	National level workshop on Gracilaria sp.	2001	Chennai
7.	Biology & Biodiversity of fresh water algae	2004	Chennai
8.	National symposium on Biology and Biodiversity of freshwater algae	2004	Chennai
9.	National symposium on marine plants, their chemistry, and utilization	2005	Tutucorin

Important publications
International

1. Ampili P, Panikkar M.V.N & Chauhan, V.D. 1987. Male organs of Sarconema filiforme (Sonder) Kylin Jap. J. Phycol. 35: 218-220.

2. Ampili P, Panikkar M.V.N.& Chauhan, V.D.1991. Studies on spore germination in Sarconema filiforme (Sonder) Kylin (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales) Jap. J. Phycol. 39:277-279.

3. Ampili P, Panikkar M.V.N.& Chauhan, V.D.1991. Attachment of tetraspores of Padina dubia Hauck (Phaeophyta, Dictyotales) Jap. J. Phycol. 35: 209-213.

National
1. Ampili, P; Panikkar, M.V.N. & V.D.Chauhan. 1989. Cyanostylon cylindrocellulare Geit.

2. & Ruther- A blue green algae new to India. Current Science 58: 1364-1365.

3. Ampili, P & Panikkar, M.V.N. 1989. Zygogonium kumaoense from Kerala. J. Econ. Tax. Bot. 13: 71-73.

4. Ampili, P. & Panikkar, M.V.N. 1994. Occurrence of Dichotomosiphon tuberosus (A. Dr.) Ernst from Kerala. Bionature 14: 51-52.

5. Panikkar, M.V.N. & Ampili, P. 1988. Temnogametum keralense a new species from South India. J. Econ. Tax. Bot.12:397-400.

6. Panikkar, M.V.N; Ampili, P. & V.D. Chauhan. 1980. Observations on Cephaleuros virescens Kunze from India. J. Econ. Tax. Bot. 15: 473-475.

7. Panikkar, M.V.N & Ampili P. 1990. Two terrestrial species of Oedogonium Link from Kerala, South India. Geobios new Reports. 18: 118-120.

8. Panikkar, M.V.N & Ampili P. 1991. Species of Temnogametum W. & G.S. West from Kerala, South India. Geobios new Reports. 10: 117-120.

9. Panikkar, M.V.N & Ampili P. 1992. A new species of Draparnaldiopsis Smith et Klyver (Chaetophorales, Chlorophyta) from Kerala. J. Econ. Tax. Bot. 16: 24-25.

10. Panikkar, M.V.N & Ampili P. 1992. Three new species of Oedogonium Link from the flowing waters of Kerala. J. Econ. Tax. Bot. 16: 223-225.

11. Panikkar, M.V.N & Ampili P. 1993. Cloniophora capitellata Martens from Kerala. J. Econ. Tax. Bot. 17: 460-461.

12. Panikkar, M.V.N & Ampili P. 1993. On the species of Vaucheria from Kerala. Bionature 13: 157-159.

13. Panikkar, M.V.N ; Usha Devi, K. & Ampili, P. 1997. New species of the genus Zygnemopsis (Skuja) Trans. (Zygnematales, Chlorophyceae.) from Kerala, India. J. Econ. Tax. Bot. 21: 143-148.

14. Panikkar, M.V.N, Usha Devi, K.& Ampili, P. 1997. A new species of Mougeotia

15. (Zygnematales, Chlorophyceae) from Kerala . J Econ. Tax. Bot. 21: 691-693.

16. Panikkar, M.V.N. & Ampili, P. 1993. Taxonomic studies on the South Indian Dictyotales.l. Dictyota Lamouroux J. Econ. Tax. Bot. 17: 708-709.

17. Panikkar, M.V.N; Sindhu, P & Ampili, P. 1998. On the occurrence of Laurencia elata

18. (C.Ag.) Hooker & Harvey (Ceramilaes, Rhodophyta) from Lakshadeep. Seaweed Res. Utiln.2: 103-106.

19. Panikkar, M.V.N; Ampili, P. & Chauhan V.D. 1991. Histichemical localization of polysaccharides in the tissues of three Indian Marine Algae. Phykos 30: 61-66.

20. Panikkar, M.V.N., P. Ampili & P. Sophiammal Nettar. 2006. Problems related to the identification of the Indian species of the genus Sargassum (Fucales, Sargassaceae, Seaweed Res. Utiln. 28 (1 & 2) 1-9.