
Ruvini Lakmali WeerasingheUniversity of Sri Jayewardenepura · Department of Zoology
Ruvini Lakmali Weerasinghe
MPhil
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Sri Lanka occupies a strategic position in the Indian Ocean, making the surrounding ocean one of the busiest in the region. The lack of fundamental studies has created a void regarding the physical and chemical behaviour of the fouling community. A few studies have been conducted to assess the subtidal biofouling communities and invasive threats in...
Marine sponge Clathria sp. holds a significant position in marine natural product research due to its wide range of secondary metabolites. Extensive distribution of genus Clathria in the world causes variances in chemical profile in relation to their environment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate toxicity and profile secondary metabolites o...
Schizoporella errata is a marine bryozoan native to Mediterranean ocean and known to be highly invasive to many countries throughout the world. S. errata in Sri Lanka was recorded in Colombo port and the species can be seen extensively distributed over the port environment. Discovery of the relationship of cytotoxicity and secondary metabolites of...
Carijoa riisei (1860) is a soft coral of the family clavulariidae native to tropical West Atlantic. The species is known to use chemical means as their primary defense mechanism. Their secondary metabolite composition found to be slightly different according to the geographical region in the world. Moreover, C. riisei has listed as one of the most...
Marine sponge Clathria sp. holds a significant position in marine natural product research due to its wide range of secondary metabolites. Extensive distribution of genus Clathria in the world causes variances in chemical profile in relation to their environment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate toxicity and profile secondary metabolites o...
Coral reefs are known to undergo phase shift in to macro-algae and reefs have lost the capacity to remain in or return to a coral-dominated state. This shift will not only affect corals, but the others heavily depend on heterogeneous habitat afforded by corals. Sallitivu in Panichchankerni, Eastern province, is a small island (41328 m2). The Island...
Bryozoans (moss animals) are aquatic invertebrates. Some members are well known for fouling on ships and submerged coastal structures. They are also one of the major pathways of introducing non-native species around the world. However, knowledge on bryozoans in Sri Lanka is very limited. Present study is to investigate bryozoan fouling organisms in...
Bryozoans are one of the major components of fouling organisms in ship hulls, where ship hull fouling considered one of the major vector for global distribution of non indigenous species (NIS). The present study was conducted in Colombo Port between October 2014 and July 2015. Artificial settlement collectors were used as source of fouling organism...
Sri Lanka is an Island country with very high faunal diversity. Yet, many species remain to be uncovered due to lack of interest on biodiversity in the marine environment. Therefore, it is imperative to carry out comprehensive studies to unveil these mysterious organisms from our coastal waters. Biofouling community is one such group that needs due...
Sri Lanka is an Island country with very high faunal diversity. Yet, many species remain to be uncovered due to lack of interest on biodiversity in the marine environment. Therefore, it is imperative to carry out comprehensive studies to unveil these mysterious organisms from our coastal waters. Biofouling community is one such group that needs due...