Fresh Water Cyanophyceae Algae from Tirumala Hills

Abstract

Present investigation fresh water algae from Tirumala hills identified 39 species of Cyanophyceae. Identified cyanophycean algae belong to the genus Aphanocapsa (2), Merismopedia (1), Coelosphaerium (1), Chamaesiphon (1), Spirulina (3), Microcystis (1), Aphanothece (8), Chroococcus (5), Borzia (2), Arthrospira (1), Lyngbya (4), Oscillatoria (2), Phormidium (1), Scytonema (1), Calothrix (1), Gloeotrichia(1), Anabaena (2), Cylindrospermum (1) and Nostoc (1). Among them 23 species are new Andhra Pradesh and 2 species are new India.