The Phycological Society of India was founded and registered as Society on 1962. Prof.

M. O. P. Iyengar Mandayam Osuri Parthasarathy Iyengar (15 December 1886 – 10 December 1963) was a prominent Indian botanist and phycologist who researched the structure, cytology, reproduction and taxonomy of algae. He is known as the "father of Indian phycol ...

was the first President of the society. Prof.

Vidyavati Vidyavati, former Vice-Chancellor, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana, India was born on 15 September 1939, in Goud community. She is President of Phycological Society of India. She was honored by Telangana State Government as Eminent Wo ...

, former Vice-Chancellor,

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is the President now. The Phycological Society of India promotes interest and studies in various branches of

phycology Phycology () is the scientific study of algae. Also known as algology, phycology is a branch of life science. Algae are important as primary producers in aquatic ecosystems. Most algae are eukaryotic, photosynthetic organisms that live in a w ...

Publications

The Society also publishes a half yearly research journal called Phykos and the first volume was published in April 1962.

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*http://www.phykosindia.com *http://www.psaalgae.org {{authority control Botanical societies Professional associations based in India Organizations established in 1962 Natural Science Collections Alliance members Phycology Scientific organisations based in India Scientific societies based in India 1962 establishments in India