Twenty new Records of Algae in some Springs around Safeen Mountain Area
Journal: Journal of Advanced Laboratory Research In Biology (Vol.7, No. 3)Publication Date: 2016-07-01
Authors : Farhad Hassan Aziz; Allwan Qader Ahmad Muhammed;
Page : 79-85
Keywords : Species; Non-diatom algae; Phytoplanktonic and Tychoplanktonic algae; Epilithic; Epipelic;
Abstract
This study was carried out in 2015-2016 within Erbil governorate. A total of 151 algal species were identified from 8 divisions, 9 classes, 24 orders, 37 families and 72 genera. The majority of species were belonged to Chlorophyta with 68 species (45.033%), followed by Cyanophyta with 46 species (30.463%), Euglenophyta with 18 species (11.92%), Chrysophyta with 12 species (7.947%), Charophyta with 3 species occupied (1.987%), Rhodophyta with 2 species (1.32%) and each of Cryptophyta and Pyrrophyta with one species occupied (0.662%). Among them, 20 species and 6 genera are new records to Iraqi flora viz.: Komvophoron constrictum, Nephrocytium agardhianum, Lepocinclis fusiformis, Petalomonas sp., Heteronema acus, Peranema trichophorum and Chilomonas paramecium were recorded as new to the Iraqi algal flora.
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