Dr. Jayalakshmi P. S. is an Assistant Professor in Botany at Mar Athanasius College, Kothamangalam, Kerala, India. She specializes in Phycology with research interests in taxonomy, molecular systematics, biogeography, and molecular ecology of freshwater algae. She completed her Ph.D. in Botany from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, with a focus on the taxonomy of periphytic and macroalgae in the Periyar River ecosystem.
Her research primarily focuses on the diversity, taxonomy, and molecular characterization of freshwater red algae from the Western Ghats of India. She has contributed significantly to the discovery and description of new taxa within Batrachospermales and has worked extensively on algal biodiversity, ecology, and distribution in freshwater ecosystems. Her work integrates classical taxonomy with molecular phylogenetic approaches to understand algal evolution and biogeography.
2025
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Jayalakshmi, P. S., Simon, S. M., & Abraham, A. (2025). Nanoparticle Synthesis and Modification for Plant Applications. In Nanotechnology Applications in Modern Agriculture (pp. 17-49). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
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Jayalakshmi, P. S., & John, J. (2025). First Record of Sirodotia assamica (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) from the Western Ghats, India. International Journal on Algae, 27(4).
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Jayalakshmi, P. S., & John, J. (2025). Sheathia rosemalayensis (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta), a new species of freshwater red algae from the Western Ghats, India. Phycologia, 64(1), 84-90.
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Jayalakshmi, P. S., & John, J. (2025). Distribution of Periphytic and Macroalgae in Periyar River, Kerala (India). International Journal on Algae, 27(1).
2024
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Sen, A., Kurian, M. S., Narayanan, D. P., Abraham, A., Jayalakshmi, P. S., Nair, S. G., ... & Simon, S. M. (2024). Bio-nanocomposites: innovative solutions for addressing issues in health, agriculture, energy and environmental domains. Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects, 39, 101270.
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John, J., Jayalakshmi, P. S., & Sharma, G. (2024). Algal Flora of Malakkappara Sholayar Stream, Trichur District, on the Western Ghats of Kerala. International Journal on Algae, 26(2).
2023
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Jayalakshmi, P. S., & John, J. (2023). Macrosporophycos sahyadricus (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta), a new genus and species of
freshwater red algae from the Western Ghats of India. Phycologia, 62(2), 109-116.
2022
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Jayalakshmi, P. S., John, J., & Sidharthan, A. (2022). Kumanoa periyarensis, a new species of freshwater red algae (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) from the Western Ghats, India. Phycologia, 61(4), 419-424.
2021
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Jayalakshmi, P. S., & John, J. (2021). Kumanoa chaugulei (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta), a new species of freshwater red algae from the Western Ghats, India. Phycologia, 60(4), 314-320.
2020
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Jayalakshmi, P. S., & John, J. (2020). A systematic account of scenedesmaceae (sphaeropleales) from Periyar River, Kerala. Int. J. Bot. Stud, 5(6), 482-488.
2019
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Jayalakshmi, P. S., & John, J. (2019). Impact of massive flood in Kerala on the algal biodiversity of Periyar River. Indian Hydrobiol, 18(1-2), 11-18.
- Recipient of the prestigious CSIR-UGC Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), India.
- Discovered and described several new species and a new genus of freshwater red algae from the Western Ghats of India.
- Published research articles in reputed international journals including Phycologia and International Journal on Algae.
- Ranked among the top students in Botany during both undergraduate and postgraduate studies at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala.
Awarded ANRF Travel Grant for presenting research at IPC 2025 held in the Philippines.
Participated and presented research papers at international scientific conferences, including IPC 2025.
First Prize in Paper Presentation at the International Seminar on Plant Systematics: Present Status and Future Prospects held from 15th to 17th February 2024 at the Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Kerala.
First Prize in Paper Presentation at the National Conference on Prospects of Algae in Food, Health, Environment and Energy held on 7th & 8th March 2019 at the Department of Biotechnology, Karunya University, Coimbatore.
Greenery & Nature Club
Student Induction Programme Committee
Waste Management Committee
Bhoomitrasena Club
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