BIODIVERSITY OF FRESHWATER ALGAE FROM SELECTED PONDS OF COIMBATORE CITY – TAMIL NADU, INDIA

Phytoplankton communities of algae are essential of the water bodies. The aim of present studies to asses the biodiversity of freshwater algae from selected ponds of Coimbatore city in the year of 2018 and 2019. Collection of microalgae was followed as a random sampling method and the images were captured with digital photomicrograph and identified with the help of standard well known monographs. The phytoplanktons are recorded from the study area as 21 species belongs to Chlorophyceae, 2 species belongs to Bacillariophyceae and 2 species from Cyanophyceae were identified and documented. The commercially important species are isolated and maintained at culture collection of algae for future application studies.