Morphotaxonomy of fresh water Chlorophycean algae (Desmids) from Siddharth Nagar, U.P., India

Authors

  • J. Prakash Department of Botany
  • S. Kishore Department of Botany
  • D. K. Asthana Department of Botany
  • P. K. Mishra Department of Botany
  • S. K. Singh Department of Botany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/eco.v12i0.3193

Keywords:

Chlorophyceae, Fresh, water, Desmids

Abstract

The taxonomic study of green algae (Desmids) of district Siddharth Nagar, Uttar Pradesh India reveals the presence of ten taxa belonging to family Desmidiaceae the Class Chlorophyceae. The Tal Kunda pond of Siddharth Nagar district showing rich algal diversity. The present paper deals only desmidiacean taxa. These desmids taxa (Euastrum ceylanicum E. spinulosum, Cosmarium quadrum, C. awadhense, Staurastrum gracile, S. sexangulare, Micrasterias zeylanica, M. foliacea, Pleurotaenium ehrenbergii and Desmidium swartzii) though known from other localities of lndia are recorded from district Siddharth Nagar Eastern Uttar  Pradesh for the first time.

 Key words: Chlorophyceae; Fresh; water; Desmids

doi: 10.3126/eco.v12i0.3193

Ecoprint: An International Journal of Ecology 12: 21-25, 2005

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Author Biographies

J. Prakash, Department of Botany

Professor, Department of Botany
University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India

S. Kishore, Department of Botany

Professor, Department of Botany
University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India

D. K. Asthana, Department of Botany

Professor, Department of Botany
D.A.V. Coliege, Kanpur, India

P. K. Mishra, Department of Botany

Professor, Department of Botany
University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India

S. K. Singh, Department of Botany

Professor, Department of Botany
University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India

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Prakash, J., Kishore, S., Asthana, D. K., Mishra, P. K., & Singh, S. K. (2010). Morphotaxonomy of fresh water Chlorophycean algae (Desmids) from Siddharth Nagar, U.P., India. Ecoprint: An International Journal of Ecology, 12, 21–25. https://doi.org/10.3126/eco.v12i0.3193

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Vol. 12 (2005)

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