Nature Environment and Pollution Technology

B. Kumaraswamy ¹, L. Dup Singh ¹, M. Ramesh Babu ¹, B. Digamber Rao ¹

Affiliations
1 Algal Biotechnology & Hydrobiology Lab, Department of Botany, Kakatiya University, Warangal-506 009, A. P., IN

Abstract

A total of 105 algal members were reported from two freshwater reservoirs of Warangal (A.P.) including phytoplanktonic and euplanktonic algae belonging to 71 genera, in which 21 Cyanophyceae, 28 Chlorophyceae, 18 Bacillariophyceae and 4 Euglenophyceae genera were identified. Waddepally reservoir was observed with 67 species followed by Bhadrakali reservoir with 83 species of algae under investigation. This is a first report of freshwater algae from Warangal, as the previous reports were related to only Cyanophyceae from paddy fields and wet soil samples.

Keywords

Phytoplankton, Bhadrakali Reservoir, Waddepally Reservoir.

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