Issue Description


Authors : Radhakishn N Tagad

Page Nos : 27-33

Description :
The Junnar tehsil in Pune District is situated between 19011’59” Northern 73052’47” Eastern latitude on the northern part of Deccan Plateau & composed of undulating hills. Junnar tehsil is famous for its wells and Dams. The famous and historical fort of Shivneri where Shivaji Maharaj was born is in this region. There is also a Satellite Center in Arvi. Survey was done of the following impoundments - Manikdoha Dam, Yedgaon Dam, Pimpalgaon joge Dam, and Wadaj Dam. Sub-aerial algae growing attached to tree barks, on damp walls or other such substrata were collected by scraping with a scalpel and then picked up with the help of a forceps. All algal plants were identified up to genus, species, variety as well as formas level. The 344 species, 99 varieties, 10 forma, 2 Variety and forma belonging to 112 genera of 39 familes from 12 orders of 06 classes from 5 divisions. Family Desmidiaceae includes 10 genera, 38 species and 9 varieties while family Hyellaceae, Ceratiaceae, Chaetoceraceae, Chlorochytriaceae, Treubariaceae, Haematococcaceae and Chlorococcaceae include only 1 genus and 1 species; Cosmarium is more densely occur in Ambegaon tehsil. Keywords: Pune, Junnar, Planktons, Cosmarium.

Date of Online: 30 Jan 2016