New records of green-algae (chlorophyceae) from the Punjab state of India

Abstract

This study is the first report on Chlorophyceae members at species level from Ropar wetland (Ramsar site), Punjab (India). During this study, the algal samples were collected from different locations of the wetland, and were identified on the basis of their morphological characteristics. A total of 16 species of 14 genera (Ankistrodesmus, Cladophora, Coelastrum, Cylindrocapsa, Golenkinia, Gonium, Hydrodictyon, Micractinium, Monoraphidium, Oedogonium, Pediastrum, Scenedesmus, Spirogyra and Tetraedron) belonging to 6 orders of 10 families of the class Chlorophyceae were recorded from the study area. All the members of Chlorophyceae documented during this study at species level, except Cylindrocapsa geminella are new records for Punjab state of India