The Biobrio 4(1 & 2), 2017

Phytoplankton diversity at Sen Pokhar of Nonihat, Dumka District, Jharkhand

Sushmita Boyra, Saurabh Dutta and Snigdha Kumari

ABSTRACT:

The present study on Sen Pokhar of Nonihat, located at a distance of 26 km from Dumka city of Jharkhand, was undertaken from April, 2010 to March, 2011 to study various physicochemical parameters including plankton. In Sen Pokhar the largest class was Chlorophyceae, having largest number of genera. It had twelve genera and eighteen species. It was followed by Cyanophyceae with seven genera and eighteen species, Bacillariophyceae with six genera and nine species. Euglenieae with two genera and five species and Xanthophyceae formed the least represented group of phytoplankton.It had lowest one genus and one species.

Keywords:    

Phytoplankton, physico-chemical, planet, plankton, diversity

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