Author

CHHANDASHREE BEHERA, BISWAJITA PRADHAN, ROSHNI RANI PANDA, RABINDRA NAYAK, SNEHA NAYAK AND MRUTYUNJAY JENA

Abstract

A total of 39 algal species were recorded from Saltpans of Humma. These algal species belonged to 23 genera of five divisions;
Cyanobacteria, Bacillariophyta, Euglenophyta, Chlorophyta and Charophyta. Out of these 39 algal species, 11 halophilic algal
species, such as Gomphosphaeria salina Komárek & Hindák, Phormidium kolkwitzii Komárek and Anagnostidis, Microcoleus
vaginatus Gomont ex Gomont, Symploca cartilaginea Gomont ex Gomont, Nodularia spumigena Mertens ex Bornet et Flahault,
Navicula menisculus Schumann, Anomoeoneis sphaerophora Pfitzer, Anisonema acinus Dujardin, Tetraselmis indica Arora and Anil
in Arora & al., Printziella biflagellata Skvortsov, and Nitella hyalina (De Candolle) C. Agardh. were recorded for the first time from
the Odisha state. Some important microalgal species are recorded in the present investigation such as Spirulina labyrinthiformis
Kützing ex Gomont, Spirulina major Kützing ex Gomont, Spirulina subsalsa Oersted ex Gomont, Chlorella vulgaris, Tetraselmis
indica Arora & Anil. Printziella biflagellata Skvortsov, which are having many applications in aquaculture and in biotechnology.

Doi Number 10.5958/2455-7218.2021.00019.X

Keywords Algal diversity, cyanobacteria, salinity, saltpans