학술논문
A Prospective Study on Morphological Identification and Characterization of Freshwater Green Algae Based on the Microscopic Technique in District Rawalpindi.
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*GREEN algae
*LONGITUDINAL method
*FRESHWATER algae
*FRESH water
*CHLAMYDOMONAS
*SCENEDESMUS
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ISSN
0251-0480
Abstract
The current study was carried out to isolate, identify and characterized fresh water green algae species from ecologically diverse habitats of Tehsil Gujar Khan, District Rawalpindi. A microscopic image data was used to identify algal species. A total of 30 species were recorded that belonged to 4 orders, 11 families, and 14 genera. Clamydomonas reinardtii, Acutodesmus obliquus and Cosmarium isthmocondrum are new record from Pakistan. Among identified taxa, Scenedesmus was the dominant genus with 8 species and their contribution was 26.6%. The 2nd most dominant genus was Cosmarium with 6 species and their contribution was 20%. The other genera Chlorococcum, Ankistrodesmus, Coelastrum, and Closterium were (6.6%). Some genera represented only one (3.3%) species that were Chlamydomonas, Eudorina, Tetraspora, Chlorella, Westella, Pediastrum, Acutodesmus, and Stigeoclonium. Hence, the current study reveals that Gujar Khan, District Rawalpindi is a rich source of green algae and an ideal place for their cultivation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]