Identification and biodiversity of Plankton in the Neur Lake, Adabil

Fallahi, Maryam; Bagheri, Siamak; Khatib, Sepideh; Khodaparast, Hojat; Dadai Ghandi, Azemat

Volume 9, Issue 2 (Autumn 2019) J. Aqua. Eco 2019, 9(2): 32-45 | Back to browse issues page

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Fallahi M, Bagheri S, Khatib S, Khodaparast H, Dadai Ghandi A. Identification and biodiversity of Plankton in the Neur Lake, Adabil. J. Aqua. Eco 2019; 9 (2) :32-45
URL: http://jae.hormozgan.ac.ir/article-1-774-en.html

Identification and biodiversity of Plankton in the Neur Lake, Adabil

Maryam Fallahi

, Siamak Bagheri ^*

, Sepideh Khatib

, Hojat Khodaparast

, Azemat Dadai Ghandi

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This study focused on the biodiversity of plankton communities in 2013. Based on the lake condition, samples were collected from 5 stations in the Neur lake. This study identified 68 phytoplankton taxa comprised of Bacillariophyta (24 genera), Chlorophyta (25 genera), Cyanophyta (11 genera), Pyrrophyta (2 genera), Chrysophyta (2 genera), and Euglenophyta (4 genera) in the lake. There was a polluted indicator belonging to genera Phacus, Trachelomonas, and Euglena in the Neur lake. In addition, species with toxin i.e., Microcystis sp. and Oscillatoria sp. Belonging to Cyanophyta were dominant during the study. The findings also showed that the zooplankton of Neur lake contended 37 taxa; Arthropoda (3 genera), Ciliophora (3 genera), Rotatoria (21 genera), Nematoda (1 genus), and Rhizopoda (8 genera). The polluted indicator zooplankton i.e., Ciliphora and Rhizopada were 4-folds higher than the previous studies. The Neur lake contained the highest polluted indicator plankton compared with other Iranian freshwater lakes and was identified as in the eutrophic class.

Keywords: Biodiversity, Neur Lake, Phytoplankton, Zooplankton

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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Published: 2019/09/23