Authors : Tagad R. Namdeo
Page Nos : 256-262
Description :
The Ambegaon tehsil in Pune District situated in between 1907’0” Northern 73044’0” Eastern latitude on the northern part of Deccan Plateau and composed of undulating hills. Ambegaon tehsil covers the area from Bhimashankar to Lakhanpur. This tehsil has survived with the blessings of Kulguru Shree Khanderaiya of Bhimashankar. Agriculture is the main occupation of this region. Adivasi Tribes found in large number in this region. All Investigations are done during October 2015 to October 2017 and found 42 species and 04 varieties belonging to 12 genera of 03familes from class Cyanophyceae from division Cyanophyta. Family Nostacaceae includes 05 genera, 17 species and 02 varieties, But Rivulariaceae includes 04 genera, 15species and 01varieties while family Scytonemataceae include only 03 genera, and 11 species; Anabaena, Scytonema & Calothrix are more densely occured while Nodularia, Aulosira, Plectonema and Homoeothrix are observed in less number in Ambegaon tehsil.
