Algal diversity with special reference to cyanobacteria of Shershah Suri Pond, G.T. Road, Kanpur, U.P.

Vishal Saxena^a* Narendra Mohan^b & J.Mohan^b
a*Department of Botany, Harsahai P.G. College, Kanpur.
^bParyavaran Shodh Ekai, Department of Botany, D.A-V. (P.G.) College, Kanpur, U.P
Received 20th January, 2013 Revised 25th February,2013

Abstract : Water is a major component for the living being, there can be no life without water. Pure water is an animating fluid; polluted water is a real curse for living being. The physico – chemical characteristic of aquatic system of Shershah Suri pond, G.T. Road, Kanpur were found to be different season of year 2012. The aquatic system have shown existences of 34 algal forms and out of them 12 belong to Cyanobacteria, 4 to Euglenophyceae, 7 to Bacillariophyceae and 11 to Chlorophyceae. The present paper deals with the members of cyanobacteria e.g. Microcystis, Chroococuss, Aphanocapsa, Coelosphaerium, Merismopedia, Arthrospira, Spirulina, Oscillatoria, Phormidium, Nostoc, Anabaena and Euglena.

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