Diversity Of Phytoplankton Studies On The Selected Ponds From Agastheeswaram Taluk, Kanyakumari District

Abstract

 The phytoplankton, as the basis of the trophic chain constituents, is the most important biological community in any aquatic system. The present study was conducted at two ponds of Agastheeswaram taluk in Kanyakumari district. The samples were collected from the selected ponds such as Putheri Pond (P1) and Putheri Paraiyadi Pond (P2) from October 2020 to March 2021. A total of 88 algal species were observed during the study period. Out of the total species, 43 species belonged to Chlorophyta, 21 species belonged to Cyanophyta, 20 species belonged to Bacillariophyta and 4 species belonged to Euglenophyta. From this study, it can be concluded that the selected ponds of Agastheeswaram taluk of Kanyakumari district have a great diversity with several algal taxa.