2012•The Journal of Indian Botanical SocietyRequires access

Diversity of Freshwater Algae in Arunachal Pradesh and Their Distribution in Different Altitudes

Sudipta Kumar Das, S.P. Adhikary

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Eighty six freshwater algal species were documented from different locations of Arunachal Pradesh. These include 8 Cyanophyta (Cyanoprokaryota/Cyanobacteria), 30 Chlorophyta, 8 Euglenophyta, 40 Heterokontophyta (39 Bacillariophyceae and 1 Xanthophyceae). Among all these taxa, 12 species were reported for the first time in India. Distributional pattern of these species in different altitudinal ranges of the region has been described.

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Key concepts: Chlorophyta, Biology, Taxon, Algae, Botany, Cyanobacteria, Ecology, Green algae