Collected Phyto plankton of Investigated pond (Khutabandh, Dumka Jharkhand)

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Class- Bacillariophyceae (Diatoms)

Diatoms are unicellular algae and are some of the most common types of plant material found in water. They can live alone or form colonies, taking shapes such as ribbons, fans, zigzags and stars. They range in size 2 to 200 micrometers.

Diatoms have two shapes- a few (centric diatoms) are radially symmetric, while most (pennate diatoms) approach being bilaterally symmetric. It is surrounded by a cell wall made of silica (hydrated silicon dioxide) called frustule.

-         Cymbella

-         Gomphonema

-         Navicula

-         Ntzschia

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Class- Cyanophyceae (Cyanobacteria)

Cyanobacteria also known as cyanophyta or blue-green algae or myxophyceae. This is class of bacteria that obtain their energy through photosynthesis. They range from unicellular to filamentous and include colonial species.

-         Anabaena

-         Oscillatoria

-         Microcystis

-         Chroococus

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Class- Chlorophyceae (Green algae)

The Chlorophyceae are a large and important group of freshwater green algae. They came in a wide variety of shapes and forms, including free- swimming unicellular species, colonies, non- flagellate unicells, filaments and more.

-         Pediastrum

-         Cladophora

-         Scenedesmus

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