To Assess the Fresh Water Algal Diversity in Relation to Water Quality from River Panjkora, District Dir Lower, Pakistan. | [Pure and Applied Biology • 2017]

Author(s):

1. Muhammad Shuaib: School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, No.2 North Cuihu Road, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, P.R, China

2. Kashif Ali: Department of Botany, Islamia College University Peshawar, Pakistan

3. Umar Zeb: Key Laboratory of Resources Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Northwest University, Xian 710069, China

4. Sajjad Ahmed: Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science, Northeast Normal University, Jilin, China

5. Sajjad Ali: Department of Botany, Bacha Khan University Charsadda, KP, Pakistan

6. Ikramullah Khan: Department of Botany, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan

7. Fida Hussain: School of Resources, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Nanchang University, Nanchang Jiangxi-China

Abstract:

Thirty-five species belong to fresh water are taxonomically identified with the quality of water bodies from the remote areas. The samples are collected from the river Panjkora different sites during February 2015 to August 2016. Algae are collected, identified and describe in the area for the first time and exploration of the local species are presented in this article. The total 35 species belongs to 16 Genera, 15 Families, 12 Orders, 9 classes and 5 Phylum's having phylum Chlorophyta includes 22 (63%) species, Charophyta 6(17%) species, Euglenophyta 4 (11%) Species, Ochrophyta 2 (6%) species and Rhodophyta 1 (3%) species. The most dominant are Genus Euglena 4 species (24%), Genera Ankistrodesmus, Microspora, Spirogyra and Ulothrix has 3 Species (17%), Genera Chaetophora, Chlamydomonas, Cladophora, Nitella, Oocystis, Stigeoclonium and Volvox has 2 species (12%), Asterococcus, Batrachospermum, Chlorochromonas, Synura, Zygogonium each has 1 species (6%).It is the first inclusive taxonomical study in river Panjokora and its surrounding area, the river Panjkora is rich of algal species further investigations were needed.

Page(s): 645-656

DOI: 10.19045/bspab.2017.60067

Published: Journal: Pure and Applied Biology, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Year: 2017

Keywords:

Pakistan , freshwater , Physicochemical characteristics , Algal diversity , River Panjkora , Dir lower

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