PHYTOPLANKTON DIVERSITY FROM DISSIMILAR HABITATS IN SAVITRI RIVER

Any aquatic habitat's phytoplankton population is reliant on physicochemical and biological factors. Lotic water bodies with waste inflow are split into upstream and downstream habitats with variable levels of water parameters. The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) Mahad releases effluents into the Savitri River in Mahad, which is then divided into two distinct upstream and downstream zones. The current investigation was conducted between June 2014 and December 2016 with this main aim in mind. The phyoplanktons were collected from the upstream water from Savitri River near village Isane kamble (Spot S1) and downstream of Savitri River near Dadali bridge belonging to Dadali village (Spot S2). Over the course of the investigation, an average of 2745 phytoplanktons were collected from site S1. There were 36 genera and 27 families in the 2745 phytoplanktons. Amphipleuraceae family dominated all other families. In all, 2995 phytoplanktons were collected on average from location S2 during the study period. There were 35 families and 40 genera among 2995 phytoplanktons. Zygnemataceae family dominated all other families, Keywords: Phytoplankton diversity; Industrial effluents; Riverine fauna, Savitri river, Dissimilar habitat