The Biobrio 10(1 & 2), 2023

Algal Diversity of Nandan Pahar Pond Deoghar

Mrityunjay Kumar & Radhakrishna Jha

ABSTRACT:

Algae are large group of prokaryotic and eukaryotic photosynthetic organisms showing diversity in their structure. In this work distribution of algae of Nandan Pahar pond has been investigated. Total fifty-six water algal samples were collected from different unexplored sites of Nandan Pahar pond. They were unicellular, filamentous, branched and colonial. They were identified based on microscopic observation and characters such as filament length, colonial diameter, pigments colour, shape and cell dimensions. Results revealed that these algae belong to four major classes. These are Chlorophyceae, Bacillariophyceae, Charophyceae and Cyanophyceae. Maximum algal taxa belong to green algae followed by blue green algae, diatoms and Charophyceae.

Keywords:    

Green algae, Nandan Pahar Pond, Cyanophyceae, Bacillariophyceae, Algal indicators, Water quality.

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