The Journal of Indian Botanical Society
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 95
  • Issue: 1and2

Algal Diversity in Different Habitats from Northern Region of Idukki District, Kerala, India

  • Author:
  • Minhaj Akhtar Usmani1, M.R. Suseela2, Kiran Toppo1, Sarita Sheikh3
  • Total Page Count: 9
  • Page Number: 28 to 36

1Algology laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226 001, Uttar Pradesh, India

2H.N.5/675, Viram Khand 5, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow-226010, Uttar Pradesh, India

3Ethelind School of Home Science, SHIATS, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Online published on 20 January, 2017.

Abstract

The present study enumerates in detail with photographs 52 algal taxa belonging to 37 genera and 5 classes from 10 different habitats in northern region of Idukki district of Kerala, India. Out of these Chlorophyceae with 18 genera, Cyanophyceae with 9 genera, Bacillariophyceae with 7, Euglenophyceae with 2 genera and Dinophyceae with 1 genus were reported. This is the first study from Idukki district focusing on the different habitats influencing algal diversity.

Keywords

Algal diversity, Idukki, Kerala and Habitats