Occurrence of Anabaena Bory ex Bornet and Flahault in Ganga Water

Abstract

Present study deals with systematic enumeration and importance of Genus Anabaena Bory ex Bornet & Flahault collected from Ganga water. Seven species and one variety of Genus Anabaena Bory ex Bornet & Flahault namely Anabaena affinis Lemmerm., A. ambigua C.B.Rao, A. anomala F.E.Fritsch, A. fertilissima C.B.Rao, A. iyengarii Bharadwaja, A. oryzae F.E. Fritsch, A. planctonica Brunnth. and A. sphaerica var. attenuata Bharadwaja were recorded from Bithoor Ganga water. The investigation emphasizes the importance and uses of various species of this genus in different ways.