Diversity of the Genus Cosmarium (Desmidiaceae) from Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Diversity of the Genus Cosmarium (Desmidiaceae) from Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
1Amrish Saini, 2Jyoti Singh, 3Kuntal Sarma, 4Nirlep Kour and 5Rama Kant*
Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences.
Botany, Vol.42 B, No.1.
January-June 2023: P.36-43
DOI: 10.48165/bpas.2023.42B.1.6
Original Research Article
Description
Description
Diversity of the Genus Cosmarium (Desmidiaceae) from Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
1Amrish Saini, 2Jyoti Singh, 3Kuntal Sarma, 4Nirlep Kour and 5Rama Kant*
Author’s Affiliation
1,2,3,4,5Algal Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Chaudhary Charan Singh University Meerut, Uttar Pradesh 250001, India.
*Corresponding Author:
Rama Kant
Algal Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Chaudhary Charan Singh University Meerut,
Uttar Pradesh 250001, India.
E-mail:
amrishsaini11@gmail.com
Received on 15.03.2023
Revised on 29.04.2023
Approved on 20.05.2023
Accepted on 30.05.2023
Published on 18.06.2023
Abstract
Abstract
In the present exploration total of 14 Cosmarium species have been reported from nine sites of district Saharanpur (U.P.), India. Sampling was done from the Hindon River (a tributary of the Yamuna River). In this exploration, Cosmarium awadhense was more dominant, while Cosmarium isthmochondrum var. isthmochondrum and Cosmarium subalatum recorded only single site. S1 24%, S2 19%, S3 16%, S4 3%, S5 not reported (0%), S6 11%, S7 6%, S8 16%, S9 5% species of Cosmarium was reported.
Keywords:
Cosmarium,
Diversity,
Hindon River, Saharanpur.
