Phytoplankton Communities of Lentic Periphyton
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چکیده
Periphyton was cultured and its phytoplankton communities were identified based on morphological features. This included 24 genera belonging to the 6 classes. Highest number of genera was found in Bacillariophyceae followed by Cyanophyceae and Chlorophyceae. Whereas a single genus was documented from class Euglenophyceae, Ulvophyceae and Xanthophyceae. Hence, the study is quite handy for the identification of phytoplankton species of lentic periphyton and their abundance. Thus knowing this could be beneficial in understanding the role of periphyton in primary productivity of aquaculture ponds and also gives fillip to sustainable aquaculture.
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