Observation on fresh water algal flora of Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh

  • M. R. Suseela H.No.5/675, Viram Khand-5, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow-226010, Uttar Pradesh
  • Minhaj Akhtar Usmani Algology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226001, Uttar Pradesh
  • Kiran Toppo Algology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226001, Uttar Pradesh
  • Sanjeeva Nayaka Algology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226001, Uttar Pradesh
  • Sarita Sheikh Ethelind School of Home Science, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad-211007, Uttar Pradesh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21756/cab.v1i2.6612
Keywords: Algal diversity, Sitapur, Cyanophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Bacillariophyceae and Euglenophyceae.

Abstract

The paper presents an account of 32 algal taxa belonging to 25 genera under four classes - Cyanophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Bacillariophyceae and Euglenophyceae.This is the first study from Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh focusing on the enumeration of the algal flora from wetlands and ponds. The study revealed the occurrence of maximum numbers of 12 genera with 15 taxa in class Chlorophyceae while only one genus with 1 taxa was observed in class Euglenophyceae.

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Published
30-12-2016
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Suseela, M. R., Usmani, M. A., Toppo, K., Nayaka, S., & Sheikh, S. (2016). Observation on fresh water algal flora of Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh. Cryptogam Biodiversity and Assessment, 1(02), 01-07. https://doi.org/10.21756/cab.v1i2.6612
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Vol 1 No 02 (2016): Cryptogam Biodiversity and Assessment
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