Studies on Algal Biodiversity of Tapti River in Burhanpur District of Madhya Pradesh, India

The present investigation was undertaken with a view to saudy algal biodiversity of Tapti river in Burhanpur Distric of Madhya Pradesh, India. The research Work was performed during june 2015 to May 2017, Altogether 26 genera were indentified and recorded from different to sites of Tapti river during the two year period of investigation. of these 13 genera belonged to chlorophyceac 06 genera belonged to Becillariophyeeac, 04 genera belonged to eyanophyeeac, 02 genera belonged to charophyeeac and ol genera belonged to Euflenophyeeac. The members of chlorophyeeac were dominant followed by becillariophyeeac, charophyeeac and euglenophyeeac. Diversity of algae in terms quantity and quality were observed at all selected sites of Tapti river. Unicellular, colonial and filamentous algal forms were reported throughut the period of investigaton. The algal gehera whose specirs recorde at all sites of study area were sjzivogyra, zygnemo cosmarium, Nit3 sehia, Euglena, Chlorococcus, oscillatoria and shormidium (see table1& table2)