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VOL. 6, ISSUE 6 (2021)
Freshwater algae of Manali river, Kerala, India
Authors
Devikrishna C S, Tessy Paul P, Mohamed Nasser K M
Abstract
Algae play a pivotal role in maintaining life on earth, beneficial to the aquatic ecosystems and are excellent indicators of water pollution. The present study is an attempt to explore the algal diversity and to make a taxonomic account on it, from Manali River, a tributary of Karuvannur River, Thrissur District, Kerala, which lies at longitude 76015′E and latitude 10026′N. Karuvannur River is one of the major freshwater sources of Thrissur district, which is flowing through the famous Kole lands of Thrissur. The study was carried out for a period of one year, from June 2017 to May 2018. During the period of study, 50 species of phytoplankton were identified which comes under 35 genera belonging to six taxonomic classes. Of these 18 species belongs to Bacillariophyceae (36%), 16 species under Chlorophyceae (32%), 12 species under Euglenophyceae (24%), 2 species under Cyanophyceae (4%), 1 species each under Xanthophyceae (2%) and Dinophyceae (2%). In this river, Bacillariophyceae showed more diversity, followed by Chlorophyceae during the period of study.
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Pages:199-204
How to cite this article:
Devikrishna C S, Tessy Paul P, Mohamed Nasser K M "Freshwater algae of Manali river, Kerala, India ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 6, 2021, Pages 199-204
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