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Taxonomical diversity of Genus Phacus (Dujardin, 1841) in different wetlands of Bhagalpur District, Bihar, India
Authors
Shadia Rahman, Sunil Kumar Choudhary, Braj Nandan Kumar
Abstract
Genus Phacus, is one of the important group of class
Euglenophyceae which is primarily freshwater inhabitants and are unicellular
excavates. The present paper is an attempt to explore the Phacus diversity
and to make a taxonomical account on it, from different selected wetlands of Bhagalpur
District, Bihar. The algal samples were collected seasonally from the wetlands
located in the sixteen blocks of Bhagalpur district. The study was conducted
from December 2020 to June 2022, using the standard methods. During the period
of study a total of 19 taxa of Genus Phacus were recorded from various
wetlands of the district. The Phacus community in the present study
includes the following taxa: Phacus chloroplasts, P. tortus, P. applantus,
P. longicauda, P. undulates, P. inflatus, P. pleuronectes, P. orbicularis, P.
caudatus, P. ankylonoton, P. curvicauda, P. acuminatus, P. limnophila, P.
monilatus Var. suecicus, P. balatonicus Var. major, P. viguieri,
P. circulates, P. nordstedii, P. lismorensis.
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Pages:6-11
How to cite this article:
Shadia Rahman, Sunil Kumar Choudhary, Braj Nandan Kumar "Taxonomical diversity of Genus <i>Phacus</i> (Dujardin, 1841) in different wetlands of Bhagalpur District, Bihar, India". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 9, Issue 5, 2024, Pages 6-11
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