International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research

Authors
V B Sakhare, J V Jagatkar, A D Chalak

Abstract
In present investigation 17 species of phytoplankton were identified from seasonal eutrophic wetland in Ambajogai town of Beed district (Maharashtra, India). Among phytoplankton 6 species belonged to Chlorophyceae, 5 to Bacillariophyceae, 4 species to Cyanophyceae and 2 species to Euglenophyce. The phytoplankton consisted of 28.12% of Bacillariophyceae, 25.62% of Cyanophyceae, 35.18% of Chlorophyceae and 11.08% of Eugelnophyceae. Phytoplankton density was maximum in summer and minimum in rainy season.