Authors : Kumavat M. R., 1Borse K. N., 2Pawar N. S. and 3Jain D. S.
Page Nos : 204-207
Description :
Green algae are diverse and ubiquitous in aquatic habitat. Chlorococcales is an order of green algae in the classChlorophyceae .The members were unicellular, coenocyticor colonial the predominant phase in the life-history is a non-motile one. The genus Scenedesmus Meyen are free living planktonic mostly in a shallow confined water. While studying the algal flora of Panzara river authors came across several members of order Chlorococcales. The present paper deals with the systematic account of 13 taxa of genus ScenedesmusMeyen.S. muzzanensis Huber-Pestalozzi, S. perforates Lemmermiann Var. major (Turner) Comb. Nov., Scenedesmus perforates Lemmermiann, S. armatus (Chodat) G.M.Smith Var. longlariensis Hortob f. biaudatus Hortob, S. armatus (Chodat) G.M.Smith Var. longlariensis Hortob f. biaudatus Hortob, S. quadricauda (Turpin) Brebisson Var. quadrispina (Chodat) G. M. Smith, S. bijugatus( Turpin ) Kuetzing forma parvus (G.M.Smith)comb. Nov., S. obliquvs (Turpin)Kuetzing F.T., S. incrassatulus Bholm, Scenedesmus bijugatus (Turpin) Kuetzing Var. bicellularis (Chodat) Comb. Kov., S.bijugatus( Turpin ) Kuetzing f. irregularis Wille.,S.bijugatus( Turpin ) Kuetzing Var. gravenitizii (Bernard) Comb. Nov., S. acutiformis SchroederResult of present work indicates richness of species diversity of genus Scenedesmus Meyen The algal flora of Panzara river in Dhule city have not been studied earlier. This is first ever attempt to explore, enumerate the algal components of the Panzara river andto prepare a algal data base of Panzara river.
