Algal Biotechnology and Molecular Systematic Laboratory, Post Graduate Department of Botany, Berhampur University, Bhanja Bihar, Berhampur-760007, Odisha, India
*Email: mrutyunjay.jena@gmail.com
Online published on 5 October, 2021.
A total of 39 algal species were recorded from Saltpans of Humma. These algal species belonged to 23 genera of five divisions; Cyanobacteria, Bacillariophyta, Euglenophyta, Chlorophyta and Charophyta Out of these 39 algal species, 11 halophilic algal species, such as Gomphosphaeria salina Komárek & Hindák, Phormidium kolkwitzii Komárek and Anagnostidis, Microcoleus vaginatus Gomont ex Gomont, Symploca cartilaginea Gomont ex Gomont, Nodularia spumigena Mertens ex Bornet et Flahault, Navicula menisculus Schumann, Anomoeoneis sphaerophora Pfitzer, Anisonema acinus Dujardin, Tetraselmis indica Arora and Anil in Arora & al, Printziella biflagellata Skvortsov, and Nitella hyalina (De Candolle) C. Agardh. were recorded for the first time from the Odisha state. Some important microalgal species are recorded in the present investigation such as Spirulina labyrinthiformis Kützing ex Gomont, Spirulina major Kützing ex Gomont, Spirulina subsalsa Oersted ex Gomont, Chlorella vulgaris, Tetraselmis indica Arora & Anil. Printziella biflagella
Algal diversity, Cyanobacteria, Salinity, Saltpans
