Phycodiversity of Rajasthan-III. Aquatic Algal Flora : A Compilation

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1 VEGETOS Vol. 24 (2) : (2011) Phycodiversity of Rajasthan-III. Aquatic Algal Flora : A Compilation Pushpa Srivastava* Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur (Raj.)India There is hardly any water body which has not been explored in Rajasthan for the collection of aquatic algae which encompasses 9 classes i.e. Chlorophyta, Charophyta, Bacillariophyta, Xanthophyta, Chrysophyta, Dinophyta, Euglenophyta, Rhodophyta and Cyanophyta. So far 425 species comprising of 111 genera have been enlisted. Keywords: Aquatic algae, diversity, genera, species, Rajasthan INTRODUTION Aquatic algae has an edge over the algae from other habitats of Rajasthan. First report on the occurrence of fresh water algae has been extended by Blatter and Halleberg as early as 1920, who noted the presence of species of Chara in Kaylana lake and an artificial pond between Seu and Badka at Jodpur. The mass majority of aquatic algae of this area have been reported from the lakes of Rajasthan. Pichola lake (Vyas 1968), Kaylana lake (Blatter and Halleberg 1920), Lal Sagar, Takhtsagar, Balsamand, Jodhpur (Bhandari 1952, Goyal 1964 a and b) and Mansagar, Shiv doongri and Ramgarh lakes, Jaipur ( Goel et al, 1981, Trivedi 1982, Dadheech and Srivastava 1984, 1986, Bajaj and Srivastava 1985, Srivastava 1987, Sharma 1985, Singh and Srivastava 1990, Habib and Chaturvedi, 1994), and Foysagar, Ajmer (Yadav and Bhardwaj ) and Achalgarh (Shah and Gajaria 1992). Other algae have been reported from several water bodies i.e. tanks, especially Akhey Rajji s tank at Jodhpur (Bhandari 1952, Goyal 1964 a and b ), wells (Bhandari 1952, Goyal 1964), Ponds (Blatter and Halleberg 1920, Bhandari 1952, Goyal 1964 a and b, Gupta 1972), Puddles (Bhandari 1952, Gupta 1972, Bajaj and Srivastava, 1985a and b, Dadheech and Srivastava 1984), pools (Bhandari 1952, Gupta 1972), Bundhs (Bhandari 1952, 1955), Kunds ( Goyal 1964 a, b, Gupta 1972, Bhandari 1961) rivers (Bhandari 1952) and water streams (Gandhi 1955). Bhandri (1952) described about 107 species belonging to 77 genera mainly from Chlorophyta, Cyanophya, Bacillariophyta and Xanthophyta which were collected from a variety of water bodies at Jodhpur like Chapsani bundh, Motikund, Akhey Rajji tank, Mandore ponds, Ummed Bandha, Kalyana, Ranisar, Takhtsagar, Balsamand, Lalsagar, Luni river, Deokund, Bijolai, Gangelaw and Ratananda. Bhandari (1955) also described a rare alga of Rajasthan Characiosiphon rivularis Lyeng from Ummed bundh and reported an abnormal conjugation in Spirogyra brazilliensis (Nord.) Trans., collected from Moti kund in Shah et al. (1992) have further added a few Xanthophyta. A systematic description of aquatic algae of Jodhpur has been added to our knowledge by Goyal (1964 a and b). His flora comes mainly from Lalsagar, Takhtsagar, Kaylana, wells at Mandore, Motikund, Akhey Rajji s tank, and Balsamand. The reports included algae belonging to Cyanophyta and Chlorophyta. Gupta (1972) explored blue green algae from various localities in Rajasthan mainly from Kota, Ranthambore, rice fields of Salumber, Pushker at Ajmer, Jhalawar and Pools of Mount Abu. A group of algae which is cosmopolitan in its distribution but meagerly reported from Rajasthan is Bacillariophyta (Diatoms). Gandhi (1955) published fresh water diatoms from Pratapgarh for the first time. These diatoms were collected from rain water stream merging in a rivulet Jakam and finally pours into the Som tributary of Mahi river. His record added five new species and two new forms to the already known *Corresponding author [email protected] 186

2 Pushpa Srivastava list of diatoms, Gopal et al. ( 1981), Trivedi (1982) and Habib and Chaturvedi (1992) added a dozen diatoms from Mansagar, Shiv doongri and Ramgarh lakes of Jaipur. Significant contributions are on record which have filled in the lacunae in the algal floristics of Rajasthan. Vyas (1968) recorded the presence of Dinophycean and Chrysophycean algae from Pichhola lake in small number. Euglenophyta, known for its abundance and rich organic contents has been reported from this region. Four species of Phacus (Vyas 1968) besides Euglena acus (Trivedi 1982) are the only Eugleninae reported so far from Rajasthan. School of algae at Jaipur is actively engaged in exploring the algae of this area (Dadheech and Srivastava 1980, 1984, Bajaj and Srivastava 1985 a, b, Dua and Srivastava 1987, Srivastava 1987, Singh and Srivastava 1990 a and b) and reported few Chlorophytes mainly the Chlorococcales and Cyanophytes from Ramgarh lake and ponds at Ajmer road. A reare alga Compsopogan alwerensis (Jain and Srivastava 1997) marked the presence of red algae in Rajasthan. Table 1. Algal flora reported from Rajasthan CHLOROPHYTA Chlamydomonas sp. Name of Algae Habitat Reference Free floating and submerged in soil Chlamydomonas Anna Sugar Sharma, 1990, Soni and Bhardwaj, 1988 Chlamydomonas globosa Snow Anna Sugar Yadav and Bhardwaj, Gonium pectoral Muell Pools and ditches Gonium formosum Pascher Pools and ditches Bhardwaj, 1952 Pandorina morum (Mull) Bery Pools Bhandari 1952, Vyas 1968 Spondylomorum quaternairumehr. Man Sagar and JamwaRamgarh Volvox sp. Free floating colonies Soni and Bhardwaj 1988 Volvox mononae Smith Pichhola lake Vyas, 1968 Gloeocystis planctonica (West and West) Lemm. Tetrasporidium javanicum Moeb. Yadav and Bhardwaj, Free floating and attached (Man Sagar, JamwaRamgarh lake) Bhandari 1952 Dispora cuneiformis Ramgarh Lake Dictoysphaerium pulchellum Wood Characium terrestris lyeng. Rain water outflow On sub merged stones and twigs Characium ambiguum Hermann On Submerged Pebbles Yadav and Bhandari,, Soni and Bhardwaj 1988 Characium sp. Attached to twings Bhardwaj, 1952 Characium orissicum Phillipose Tank Bhardwaj, 1952 Characium rivularis lyeng Attached to stones and twings in a tank and slow moving water 187

3 Phycodiversity of Rajasthan-III. Aquatic Algal Flora : A Compilation Characium amigiuum Hermann ex. Raben Characium angustum A. Braun Soni and Bhardwaj 1988 Cholorococcum infusionum Sharma, 1996 Chlorella vulgaris Beij JamwaRamgarh Lake,, Mansagar Shiv Doongribandh Chlorella pyernoidosa Chick Water tank Sharma, 1985 Chlorella ellipsoidea Gerneck Puddle Dua, 1990 Tetraedron hemisphaericum Skuja Shiv doongribundh Tetraedron limneticum Borge Tetraedron regulare Kuetz. Rain water outflow Tank, Gupta, 1972, Goel et al. 1981,, Sharma, 1990 Tetraedron minimum (Braun ) Hansgirg House construction site Madore Garden, Jodhpur Goel et al. 1981, Radiococcus nimbatus (Dewilden) JamwaRamgarh Lake, Dadheech and Srivastava, 1984 Schimidle Jaipur Eutetramorus planctonicus Kor. Ramgarh Lake Dadheech and Srivastava, 1986 Golenkinia radiata Chodat Man Sagar Micractinium pussillum Rain water puddle Singh and Srivastava, 1990 Oocystis sp. Fresh Water reservoir, Goel et al. 1981, JamwaRamgarh Lake Oocystis solitaria Wittrock Tank Sharma, 1985 Oocystis lacustris Chodat ManSagar Oocystis pusilla Hansgirg var major Skuja Oocystis borgei Snow Ankistrodesmus falcatus (Corda) Falfs Ankistrodesmus falcatus var. acicularis (A. Braun) G.S. West Ankistrodesmus fusiformis (Corda) Sensukors Actinastrum hantzschii Lagerheim Man Sagar, Shiv doongribundh Puddle JameaRamgarh Lake, Man Sagar, Shiv doongribandh Rain water puddle Ramgarh Lake Puddle Singh and Srivastva, 1990 Kirchneriella lunaris (Kichner) Moebius JamwaRamgarh, Mansagar Goel et al. 1981, Kirchneriella obesa (W. West) Schmiddle Puddle Selenestrum gracile Reinsch JamwaRamgarh, Shiv doongribundh, ManSagar Goel et al. 1981, Selenestrum westii Smith JamwaRamgarhManSagar Goel et al. 1981, Hydrodictyon reticulatum Lag. Slow moving water, Yadav and Bharadwaj, Pediastrum boryanum Menegh (Turpin) Free Floating water, Soni and Bhajrdwaj, 1988 Pedisstrum simplex Rab. Permanent rainy pool, Soni and Bharadwaj, 1988 Pediastrum duplex Meyen JamwaRamgarh Man Sagar Goel et al. 1981, Pediastrum tetras (Her) Ralfs. JamwaRamgarh Yadav and Bhardwaj,, Goel et al. 1981, Soni and Bhardwaj,

4 Pushpa Srivastava Pediastrum ovatum Lucks Yadav and Bharadaj, 1988 Pediastrum ovatum (Ehr.) A Braun Pediastrum biradiatum var longerconratum Pediastrum simplex Meyer Gutwinski Coelastrum palli Rainwater puddle Tank Najabgarh lake Coelastrum sp. Water Tank Sharma, 1995 Coelastrum reticulatum (Dang) Pichhola lake Vyas, 1968 Coelastrum mincorporum Nag. Tanks Coelastrum proboscideum Bohlin Man Sagar Coelastrum proboscideum Bohlin Tank & Rain water Puddle Coelastrum sphaericum Nageli Man Sagar Soni and Bhardwaj, 1988 Crucigenia tetrapedia Komarek Crucigenia fenestrata (Schmidle) Coelastrum rectangularis (Braun) Gay JamwaRamgarh, ManSagar, Shiv Doongri Bundh Tank JamwaRamgarh, Man Sagar, Shiv Doongri Bundh Goel et al. 1981, Goel et al. 1981, Scenedesmus obliquus Kuetz. Akherjrajji Rank, Sharma, 1996 Scenedesmus dimorphus ( Turp.) Kuetz.) Jamwa Ramgarh, Man Sagar, Shivhdoongri Scenedesmus denticulatus. Hans Akherajji Tank, Goel et al. 1981, Bajaj and Srivastava, 1985 Scenedesmus quadricauda Smith Akherajji Tank, Yadav and Bharadwaj Scebedesmus quadricauda (Turp.) Breb Pichola lake Ramgarh, Man Sagar Vyas, 1968, Goel et al. 1981, Trivedi, 1982, Soni and Bhardwaj, 1988 Scebedesmus bijugatus (Turp.) Kuetz. Puddle (Amerroad) Jaipur Bajaj and Srivastava, 1985 Scenedesmus bijugatus var. graevenitzii Soni and Bharadwaj 1988 Scenedesmus bijuga (Turp.) Legerheim Soni and Bharadwaj, 1988 Mutant sbm.i Lab No. 9 UOR Jaipur Bajaj and Srivastava, 1985 Scenedesmus armatus Smith Scenedesmus armatus var. bicaudatus gulielmentti Chodat Scenedesmus muzzanensis Huber Pestalozzi Scenedesmus muzzanensis (Lagerheim) Chodat Scenedesmus apoliensis var. mononsis (Chodat) Bijalai tank,, Sharma, 1990 lake Ramgarh, Shiv Doongri Goel et al. 1981, Bundh, Man Sagar Cement Tank Man Sagar Ramgarh lake 189

5 Phycodiversity of Rajasthan-III. Aquatic Algal Flora : A Compilation Scenedesmus arcuatus Lcmm Man Sagar Scenedesmus acuatus var capitatus Man Sagar, Soni and Bharadwaj, Smith 1988 Scenedesmus incassalutus Wille Man Sagar Scenedesmus platidiscus (Smith) Chodat Man Sagar Soni and Bhardwaj, 1988 Scenedesmus quardricauda ( Turp) Man Sagar Soni and Bhardwaj, 1988 Brebsson Tetradesmus sp. Akheyrajji Tank Schroederia setigera (Schroeder) Lemmermann Tank Trivedy,1982 Schizomeris leibleinii Kuetz. Standing water Bhandari, 1982 Stichococcus bacillaris Naeg. Pichhola lake Vyas, 1968 Ulothrix zonata Kuetz. Running Water Bhandari, 1982 Ulothrix sp. Standing water,, Sharma, 1990 Lake Microspora sp. Soil Particles, Sharma 1990 Lake Sphaeroplea annulina Ag. Free Floating Cladophora (2 sp.) Pithophora sp. Attached to stones & snails Free Floating, Lake Pithophora oedogonia (mount.) witt Yadav and Bharadwaj, Rhizoclonium sp. Flowing Water Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum Sharma, 1990 Chaetophora sp. Attached to stone & submerged Bhandari, 1982 walls in Standing water Chaetophora elegans (Roth) Agardh Attached Form Yadav and Bharadwaj, Stigeoclonium sp Sharma, 1990 Coleocheate nitellarum Epiplyte on Nitella Soni and Bharadwaj, 1988 Draparnaldia sp. Attached to sub-merged plants Fritschiella tuberosa Lying On drying lake margins Stigeoclonium (2sps) Free floating Stigeoclonium pachydermum Prescott Attached to stones in water Yadav and Bhardwaj, Aphanchaete sp. On Submerged Leaves Gongrosira sp. Coleocheate scutata Breb Epiphyte on decaying submerged twings Epiphyte on the Vallisnaria, AnnaSagar lake -. Sharma, 1990 Coleochaete pulvinata Sharma,

6 Pushpa Srivastava Oedogonium (5 sps) Stream, tanks Bhandari, 1995 Oedogonium (3 sps) Slow flowing stream Soni and Bharadwaj, 1988 Oedogonium croasdaleae Jao Epiphyte on aquatic Goyal, 1964 var. kaylanaense var. nov. plants Yadav and Bharadwaj, Oedogonium perfectum (Hirn) Tiffany Small pond Goyal, 1964 Oedogonium anomalum (Hirn) TakhatSagar Goyal, 1964 Oedogonium crassum (Harsall) Epiphyte on Vallisnaria Goyal, 1964 Withrock f. indica & aquatic plants Oedogonium exocostatum var. jodhpurense var. nov. Epiphyte on submerged Cynodon dactylon Goyal, 1964 Oedogonium diocum Carter Tiffany Tank Goyal, 1964 Oedogonium howardi West Tank Goyal, 1964 Oedogonium pringsheimii (Grammer) Wittrock Bheer Bharak Goyal, 1964 Oedogonium punctatum Wittrock Epiphyte in Moti Kund Goyal, 1964 Oedogonium paucicostatum transean unispermum var. nov. Goyal, 1964 Oedogonium tapeinosporum f. soil ingense Jao Freefloating from Kaylana Goyal, 1964 Oedogonium varians (Wittrock et Hundell) Balsamand Gardens & Meghraj Ka Tank Goyal, 1964 Oedogonium welwitschii (West & West LalSagar pool Goyal, 1964 Oedogonium autumnale Wittrock LalSagar & Balsamand Garden Goyal, 1964 Oedogonium foveolarum wittrock var. indicum var. Nov. Mandore Garden Goyal, 1964 Oedogonium fragile var. abyssinium Hirn Akheyraj ji Tank Goyal, 1964 Oedogonium vulgar (Wittr)Tiffany Akheyraj ji Tank Yadav and Bharadwaj, Oedogonium patulum (Ajmer) Sharma, 1996 Oedogonium lantuminarum (Ajmer) Sharma, 1996 Oedogonium decipiens Wttr. Yadav and Oedogonium striatum Tiffany Yadav and Bharadwaj, Oedogonium magnusii Wittr. Yadav and Bharadwaj, Oedogonium microgonum Prescott Yadav and Bharadwaj, Oedogonium fragile Wittrock Yadav and Bharadwaj, Oedogonium hirniigut Winskii Epiphyte on vallisnaria Goyal, 1964 Oedogonium intermediurn Wittrock PanchKund (Mandore) Goyal,

7 Phycodiversity of Rajasthan-III. Aquatic Algal Flora : A Compilation Oedogonium nodulosum var. teneure var. nov. Akhey Raj ji Tank Goyal,1964 Oedogonium acrosporum De bary Yadav and Bharadwaj, Bulbocheate sp. AkheyRajji Bulbocheate Bharadwajai Singh Tank, epiphyte on aquatic Goyal,1964 grass Bulbocheate pilyandriacleve in Wittr. Yadav and Bharadwaj, Bulbocheate reticulate Nordst. forma tenuisf. nov. Epiphyte on aquatic plants Goya1,1964 Cylindrocystis sp. Tank Netrium sp. Sparingly mixed with other algae Spirogyra sp. Taktsagar, Bhjandari, 1952, Sharma, 1990 Spirogyra braziliensis Nord Tank Jodhpur Bhandari and Goyal, 1961 Spirogyra paludosa Czurda Pichhola lake Vyas, 1960 Spirogyra singulaxis Nordstedt Soni and Bharadwaj, 1988 Spirogyra bichromatophora (Randhawa) Soni and Bharadwaj, 1988 Spirogyra dubiakutzing Soni and Bharadwa], 1988 Spirogyra jugalis (PI. Dan) Kuz, Yadav and Bharadwaj, Spirogyra triplicate (Collins) Trans. Yadav and Bharadwaj, Spirogyra ellipsospora Trans Yadav and Bharadwaj, Spirogyra protecta Wood Yadav and Bharadwaj, Spirogyra crassa Kutz. Yadav and Bharadwaj, Spirogyra sp. Free floating Bhandari,1952 Zyngema sp. Slow running water create Spirogyra melanosporum Yadav and Bharadwaj, Mougeotia sp. Slow moving water Bhandari,1952, Sharma, 1990 Mougeotia maltaeskuja Yadav and Bharadwa], Mougeotia quadrata (Randhawa) Soni and Bharadwaj, 1988 Sirogomium sp. Free floating Bharadwaj, 1988 Sirogomium sp. melanospora (Randhawa) Closterium 2 sps Tank Yadav and Bharadwaj, Closterium Sharma, 1996 Closterium parrulum Bhandri, 1952 Closterium leibleinii Foysagar Soni and Bharadwaj, 1988 Closterium lanceolatum Kutz. &. Kaylana Yadav and Bharadwaj, 192

8 Pushpa Srivastava Cosmarium reniforme Arch. Kaylana lake Cosmarium reniforme (Ralf.) Soni and Bharadwaj, 1988 Cosmarium sp. JamwaRamgarh Goel et al. 1981, Cosmarium coelatium (Ralf) Kaylana lake Soni and Bharadwaj, 1988 Cosmarium margaritatum (Land) Roy &. Yadav and Bharadwaj, Biss Euastrum sp. Tank (Jodhpur) Micrasterias sp. Tank (Jodhpur) Staurastrum sp. Tank (Jodhpur) Staurasturm chactoceras Tank Sonia and Bharadwaj, 1988 Proto siphon botryoides Klebs CHAROPHYTA On drying margins of the Tank Nitella hyalina Kaylana lake Goyal, 1960,, Goyal,1964 Nitella sp. On aquatic algae, Soni and Bharadwaj, 1988 Chara sps. Village tank Blatter and Halleberg, 1920 Chara braunii Grud Shallow waters on rocks Soni and Bharadwaj 1988 Chara zeylanica Kaylana lake Goyal, 1960, Soni and Bharadwaj,1988 Chara brauni Gmelin Kaylana lake Goyal, 1960, Soni and Bharadwaj, 1988 Chara coralline Willd Slow moving water, Goyal,1960 Chara coralline Willd Slow moving water Chara (4 sps from various localities) Shallow water Characiosiphon rivularis Iyeng Epiphyte Chara brachypus Tank, Goyal,1960 Chara fragilis (Desv. A) Goyal, 1960, Sharma, 1990 Dinobryon sestularia Sharma, 1990, XANTHOPHYA Botrydium tuberosum Iyeng Muddy banks of Tank Soni and Bharadwaj, 1988 Botrydium granulatum Gre. Muddy banks of Tank Ophiocytium arbeiscula Wolle Pascher Puddle Shah and Gajaria, 1992 Ophiocytium capitatum (Eochw) A Braun Pascher Puddle Shah and Gajaria, 1992 Ophiocytium cochleave A Braun Pascher Puddle Shah and Gajaria, 1992 Ophiocytium parvulum (Perty) A Braun Pascher Puddle Shah and Gajaria, 1992 Vaucheria sessilis (Vaucher) Pond Shah and Gajaria, 1992 Vaucheria sp. Kaylana 193

9 Phycodiversity of Rajasthan-III. Aquatic Algal Flora : A Compilation Chromulina ovalis Klebs Pichhola lake Vyas,1968 BACILLARIOPHYA Cyclotellam eneghiniana Kuetz Pratapgarh & Dharwan, Pichhola lake Gandhi, 1955, Vyas,1968 Cyclotellam ichigenianasku. Cistern & pool Gandhi, 1955, Cyclotella catenata Bum Cyclotella rupicola Grun Fresh water pool & Ditches Fresh water pool & Ditches Gandhi, 1955 Gandhi, 1955 Cyclotella operculata (Ag.) Kutz, Pichhola lake Vyas,1968 Stepheno discusastrea (Ehr.) Grun. Pichhola lake Vyas, 1968 Fragilaria brevistriata Grun. Pichhola lake Vyas,1968 Fragilaria intermedia Grun. Synedra ulna (Nitzech) Ehr. Synedra ulna (Nitz. Ehr. var. amphirhynchus (Ehr.) Grun. Synedra ulna (Nitz.) Ehr. var. danichkuetz. Grun. Man Sagar, Shiv Doongri Bundh Pichhola lake, Shiv Doongri Bundh Gandhi, 1955, Vyas, 1968, Goel et al. 1981, Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955, Sharma, 1990 Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955, Sharma, 1990 Synedra pu1chella JamwaRamgarh Lake Goel et al. 1981, Acanthus hungarica (Grun) Sharma, 1990 Eunotia preupta Ehr. var. lnflata Grun. Fresh water pool & Ditches Sharma, 1990 Eunotia pseudolunaris Venkat. Fresh water pool Vyas, 1968 Amphora ovaliskuntz. var. pediculus Kutz. Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Cymbella ventricosa Kuetz Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Cymbella aspera (Ehr.) Cleve Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Gomphonema parvulum (Kuz.) Grun Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955! Gomphonema lanceolatum Ehr. var. insignis (Gerg) Cleve Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Gomphonema gracile Ehr. Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Gyrosigma kutzingii Jamwa Ramgarh Reservoir Goel et al. 1981, Navicula sp. Mansagar, Shiv Doongri Bandh Soni and Bharadwaj, 1988 Navicula cuspidate Kutz. var ambigua (Ehr.) Cleve Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Navicula cuspidate Kutz. JamwaRamgarh Goel et al. 1981, Sharma, 1990 Navicula pupula Kutz. var capitata Hurt. Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Navicula pupula Kutz. var. elliptica Hurt Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Navicula ovalis Mansagar 194

10 Pushpa Srivastava Navicula protracta Grun Fresh water pool &. ditches Gandhi, 1955 Navicula fluens (Hust) Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Navicula krasskei (Hust) Pool &ditches Gandhi, 1955 Navicula vitrea (Stmp) Hust Pool &ditches Gandhi, 1955 Navicula cryptocephala Kutz. Pool &ditches Gandhi, 1955 Navicula prataogarhensis sp. nov. Pool &ditches Gandhi, 1955 Navicula cari Ehr. Pool &ditches Gandhi, 1955 Navicula radiosa Kutz. var. tenella (Breb) Grun Fresh water pool & ditches, Ramgarh Reservoir, Mansagar, Shiv Doongri Bundh Navicula vanchaeffeniformis sp. nov. Fresh water pool &ditches Gandhi, 1955 Navicula virdula Gandhi, 1955 Navicula lineola Sharma, 1955 Navicula simplex Sharma, 1990 Navicula gonzalvesiana sp.nov. Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Navicula lanceolata (Ag.) Kutz. Pichhola lake Vyas, 1968 Navicula hungarica Man Sagar Gandhi, 1955, Goel et al. 1981, Pinnularia microstauron (Ehr) Cleve Fresh water pool & ditches, Pichhola lake Gandhi,1955, Vyas, 1968 Pinnularia gibba (Ehr) sub. undulata Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Pinnularia gibba (Ehr) sub.undulata Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Pinnularia gibba (Ehr.) var. mesogongyla (Ehr.) Hust Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Pinnularia viridis (Nitz) Ehrenb Pichhola lake Vyas, 1968 Pinnularia bravicostatacleve Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Stauroneis partabgarhensis sp. nov. Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Stauroneis anceps Ehr. Pichhola lake Vyas, 1968 Caloneis permagma (Bailey) Cleve Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1968 Caloneis pulchera messikommer forma partabgarhensis f. nov. Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Caloneis clevei (Lagerstedt) Cleve Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Caloneis bacillium (Grun) MereschKowsky, Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Caloneis silicula (Ehr.) Cleve Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Caloneis sp. JamwaRamgarh Goel et al. 1981, 195

11 Phycodiversity of Rajasthan-III. Aquatic Algal Flora : A Compilation Neidium bisulcatum (Lag.) Cleve f. undulata O. Mull. Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi,1955 Nitzschia sp. Tank Gandhi, 1955 Neidium bisulcatum (Lag.) Cleve f. undulata O. Mull. Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi,1955 Nitzschia sp. Tank Gandhi, 1955 Nitzschia elongata (Hantz) Grun Fresh water pool & ditches Soni and Bharadwaj, 1988 Nitzschia linearis Miguel Jamwa Ramgarh Reservoir, Man Sagar Goel et al. 1981, Nitzschia tryblionella (Hantz.) var. leridensis (W. Smith) Grun Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955, Vyas, 1968 Nitzschia sublinearis Hustedt Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Nitzschia gracilis Hantz Pichhola lake Vyas, 1968 Nitzschia jugata, sp. nov. Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Nitzschia amphibia Grun. Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Nitzschia hungarica Grun. Fresh water pool & ditches Nitzschia frustulum (Kutz) Grun Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Nitzschia palea (Kutz.) Smith JamwaRamgarh Reservoir Goel et al. 1988, Sharma, 1990 Nitzschia gandersheimensis Krassake Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Nitzschia sigma (Kutz.) W. Smith Pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Nitzschia filiformis (W. Smith) Hustedt, Pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Nitzschia filiformis (W. Smith) Hustedt, Pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Nitzschia recta Sharma, 1990 Surirella robusta Ehr. form. minor & f. nov. Gandhi, 1955 Surirella tenera Grey. var. plendidula A.S. Schm. Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Surirella ovata Kutz. Fresh water pool & ditches Gandhi, 1955 Surirella lanceolata sp. nov. Fresh water pool & ditches Surirella straitula (Lyngb.) Ag. Shiv Doongri Bundh Gandhi, 1955 Rhopalodia, sp,. Jamwa Ramgarh reservoir Goel et al DINOPHYTA Thecadinium ebriolum Kofet. Pichhola lake Vyas, 1968 Peridinium ehrenbergi Cemented tank Vyas,1968 EUGLENOPHYTA Euglena virdis Sharma, 1990 Euglena stellata Sharma, 1990 Surirella straitula (lyng.) Ag. Shiv Doongri Bundh Rhopalodia sp. Jamwa Ramgarh 196

12 Pushpa Srivastava Euglena convoluta Korshihov Yadav and Bharadwaj, Euglena acus (Ehrenb) Mansagar, Shiv Doongri Bundh,, Sharma, 1990 Euglena sp. Pond Sharma, 1990 Phacus longicauda (Ehrenb) Dujardin Man Sagar, Vyas, 1968,, Sharma, 1990 Phacus pleuroncetus Dujardin Man Sagar Phacus brachychentrum Pochman Man Sagar Phacus acurminatus Stokes Mansagar Phacus swirenkoi Skvortzow Yadav and Bharadwaj, Phacus pyrum (Ehrenb) Stein Yadav and Bharadwaj, Phacus succicus Lemm. in Pascher & Lemm. Yadav and Bharadwaj, Phacus curvicuda Sharma, 1990 Phacus orbicularis Sharma, 1990 Phacus caudatus Sharma, 1990 CYANOPHYTA Microcystis bengalensis Sharma, 1990 Microcystis aeruginosa Kutz. Lalsagar, Goyal, 1964, Yadav & Bharadwaj,, Sharma, 1990 Microcystis flos-aquae (Wittr.) Kirchner Pichhola lake Vyas, 1968, Yadav and Bharadwaj,,, Sharma, 1990 Microcystis marginata Mansagar, Sharma, 1990 Chroococcus brugidus var. maxima Naygard Takhat Sagar, Shiv Doongri Bundh. Goyal, 1964, Chroococcus macrococcus (Kutz.) Rabenh Yadav and Bharadwaj,, Sharma, 1990 Chroococcus minutus (Kutz.) Nag. Shallow water Gupta, 1972, Yadav and Bharadwaj, Chroococcus minor Sharma, 1990 Chroococcus hansgirgii Schmidle Kaylana Yadav and Bharadwaj, Chroococcus gomonti Naygard Pond & ditches Yadav and Bharadwaj, Merismopedia minima Beck. Mansagar, Shiv Doongri Bundh Merismopedia punctata Meyen Yadav and Bharadwa], Merismopedia tennuissima Lemm. Jamwa Ramgarh, Goel et al. 1981, Reservoir, Man Sagar, Shiv Doongri Dundh Merismopedia glauca Yadav and Bharadwaj, 197

13 Phycodiversity of Rajasthan-III. Aquatic Algal Flora : A Compilation Merismopedia marsonnii Lamm Goel et al. 1981, Aphanothece sp. Water tank Sharma, 1985 Aphanothece pulchera (Kutz.) Rabenh Shiv Doongri, Anna Sagar, Jamwa Ramgarh, Sharma, 1996 Gloeocapsa divida (Cam) Kutz. Yadav and Bharadwa], Gloeocapsa aeruginosa (Cam) Kutz. Yadav and Bharadwaj,, Sharma, 1980 Synechococcus elongatus Naeg. Goyal,1964 Synechococcus aeruginosus (Nag) Pichhola lake, Vyas, 1968, Yadav and Bharadwaj,, Sharma, 1990 Arthrospira intermedia Sharma, 1990 Arthrospira jenner Sharma, 1990 Arthrospira platensis var. tenuis Lal Sagar Goyal,1964 Arthrospira gomontiona Setchell Yadav and Bharadwaj, Arthrospira massartii Kuff Shiv Doongri Bundh Spirulina sp. Akhey Rajji tank Spirulina subsalsa Sharma, 1990 Spirulina labyrinthiformis (Menegh), Jal Mahal Lake, Jaipur Spirulina laxissima West Temporary Pond, Gupta, 1972 Yadav and Bharadwaj,, Bhatia, 1998 Oscillatoria (2 sps) Oscillatoria su btillissima Deokund, Pichhola lake, Severage farm Muddypudle, Vyas, 1968 Oscillatoria chloria Sharma, 1990 Oscillatoria obscura Bruehl-et- Biswas Lal Sagar, Goyal, 1964, Yadav and Bharadwaj,, Sharma, 1990 Oscillatoria raoii De Toni Man Sagar Oscillatoria subbrerviis Schmidle Yadav and Bharadwaj,, Sharma, 1990 Oscillatoria curviceps (Ag.) ex. Gomont Shallow water Gupta, 1972 Oscillatoria curviceps (Ag.) ex. Gomont Shallow water Gupta, 1972 Oscillatoria jasorvensis Vauk Shallow water, Man Sagar Gupta, 1972, Oscillatoria simplicissma Gomont Jamwa Ramgarh, Reservior, Shiv Doongri, Man Sagar Lynbgya (2 sps) Pond Lyngbya aerugineo coerulea (Kutz) Gomont Pond Goyal,1964 Lyngbya martensiana Sharma, 1990 Yadav and Bharadwaj,, Goel et al.,1981, 198

14 Pushpa Srivastava Lyngbya martensiana Sharma, 1990 Lyngbya subtilis West Kaylana Pond Goyal,1964 Lyngbya borgerti Lemm Yadav and Bharadwaj, Lyngbya constrica, Fritsch et Rich Kaylana Pond Goyal,1964 Lyngbya hieronymosii Lemm. Yadav and Bharadwaj, Lyngbya laxespiralis Skuja Temporary Pond Gupta, 1972 Lyngbya magnifica (Gardner) Temporary Pond Gupta, 1972 Phormidium sp. Pichhola lake Vyas, 1968 Phormidium angustisissima West & West Jamwa Ramgarh lake, Man Sagar, Shiv Doongri Bundh Phormidium laminosum Jalmahal lake, Jaipur Malhotra, 1988 Phormidium ambigum Sharma, 1990 Phormidium fragile (Menegh) Gomont Ramgarh lake Phormidium orientale, West Man Sagar, Shiv Doongri Bundh Goel et al., 1981, Cylindrospermum sp. Moti kund on damp ground & Pichhola lake, Vyas, 1968 Cylindrosperrnum stagnale (Kutz) Born et Flash MotiKund Goyal, 1964 Wollea bharadwajae Singh Tank Anabaena sp. Free floating in Motikund Anabaena orientalis Sharma, 1990 Anabaena orientalis Sharma, 1990 Anabbaena kannae Skuja Kaylana Lake Yadav and Bharadwaj, Anabaena spherica Born et Flash. Canal seepage water Pond Gupta, 1972, Yadav and Bharadwaj, Anabaena Circinalis Sharma, 1990 Anabaena oryzae fritsch Yadav and Bharadwaj,, Sharma, 1990 Anabaena flos-aqua Sharma, 1990 Anabaena ambigua Rao Kaylana Pond Goyal, 1967 Anabaena Iyengadi var. attenuata Rao Lal Sagar Pond Goyal, 1964 Anabaena variables (Kuat.) ex Bom. et Goyal, 1964 Flash. Lyengarii Anabaena variabilis var ellipsispora Balsamand, Moist tank Goyal, 1964, Gupta, 1972 Fritsch margins Pseudoanabaena catenata Lauterb Kaylana Yadav and Bharadwaj, Aulosira sp. Free floating on taktsagar Aulosira prolifica Bharadwaj Pond Water Gupta, 1972 Aulsoria fertillissima var. tenusirao Motikund Goyal,

15 Phycodiversity of Rajasthan-III. Aquatic Algal Flora : A Compilation Aulosira laxa (Kirchner) ex Born et flash Pond water Goyal, 1964 Nostoc (2 sps) With Riccia & Attached to submerged stones Nostoc sp. Sharma, 1990 Nodularia sp. Gloeotrichia ghosei, Singh Glocotrichia sp. Glocotrichia intermedia Lemm Geitler Attached to Chara in pond Free floating & sessils on Chara & Nitella Yadav and Bharadwaj, Yadav and Bharadwaj, Glocotrichia raciborskii var kalanaesis var. nov. Kaylana Pond Goyal, Gloeotrichia indica Scmidle Gloeotrichia kurziana Zeller Orth. Mut. Rivularia aquatica De Wilden Epiphyte on submerged water plants Yadav and Bharadwaj, Gupta, 1972, Yadav and Bharadwaj, Yadav and Bharadwaj,, Sharma, 1990 Rivularia sp. Sharma, 1952 Rivularia globiceps var. abuensis Rivularia globiceps West Rivularia beccariana (Debot) Born et Flash Raphidiopsis indica Singh Calothrix fusca (Kuetz) Born et Flash. Calothrix fusca (Kuetz) Born et Flash. Stagnant pool Gupta, 1972 Epiphyte on submerged stone Ramgarh reservoir Shiv Doongri, Man Sagar on submerged stones & floating water Shiv Doongri, Man Sagar on submerged stones & floating water Yadav and Bharadwaj, Gupta, 1972 Goet et al. 1981, Trivedi, 1982 Yadav and Bharadwaj,, Bharadwaj, Yadav and Bharadwaj,, Bharadwaj, Calothrix sp. Bharadwaj, 1952 Calothrix javanica De Wild Man Sagar Yadav and Bharadwaj, Dichothrix baueriana (Gum) Born et Flash Temporary Pond Gupta, 1972 Scytonema sp. Felty masses Tolypothrix sp. Damp soils Tolypothrix modosa Bharadwaj Stagnant pond Gupta, 1972 Myxosarcina nizamii Raj. Univ., Campus Srivastava,

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