Twenty- five new records of algae in eight artificial fish ponds in Erbil

This study was carried out from March to October 2018 in eight artificial fish ponds within Erbil province Kurdistan region of Iraq which is the first work in such ponds. A total of 116 algal species belong to 58 genera, 31 families, 19 orders, 9 class and 8 divisions were identified. The dominant d...

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Main Authors: Farhad H. Aziz, Sara A. Yasin
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Language:English
Published: Salahaddin University-Erbil 2019-09-01
Series:Zanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://zancojournals.su.edu.krd/index.php/JPAS/article/view/2717
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description This study was carried out from March to October 2018 in eight artificial fish ponds within Erbil province Kurdistan region of Iraq which is the first work in such ponds. A total of 116 algal species belong to 58 genera, 31 families, 19 orders, 9 class and 8 divisions were identified. The dominant division was Chlorophyta with 58 species (50%), followed by Cyanophyta with 31 species (26.72%), Euglenophyta with 19 species (16.37%), Chrysophyta with 4 species with (3.45%) and each of Charophyta, Pyrrophyta, Rhodophyta and Cryptophyta was with one species (0.58%). The dominant species were Euglena, Cosmarium, and Oscillatoria. Among identified taxa, 25 species were new records to Iraqi algal flora.
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spelling doaj.art-01964047a1154bee906cc5608bf4f0812022-12-22T01:47:01ZengSalahaddin University-ErbilZanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences2218-02302412-39862019-09-0131415316610.21271/zjpas.31.4.16Twenty- five new records of algae in eight artificial fish ponds in ErbilFarhad H. Aziz0Sara A. Yasin1Department of Environmental Science, College of Science, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Kurdistan Region, IraqDepartment of Environmental Science, College of Science, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Kurdistan Region, IraqThis study was carried out from March to October 2018 in eight artificial fish ponds within Erbil province Kurdistan region of Iraq which is the first work in such ponds. A total of 116 algal species belong to 58 genera, 31 families, 19 orders, 9 class and 8 divisions were identified. The dominant division was Chlorophyta with 58 species (50%), followed by Cyanophyta with 31 species (26.72%), Euglenophyta with 19 species (16.37%), Chrysophyta with 4 species with (3.45%) and each of Charophyta, Pyrrophyta, Rhodophyta and Cryptophyta was with one species (0.58%). The dominant species were Euglena, Cosmarium, and Oscillatoria. Among identified taxa, 25 species were new records to Iraqi algal flora.https://zancojournals.su.edu.krd/index.php/JPAS/article/view/2717Algae; new records; Ponds; Erbil; Iraq
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Twenty- five new records of algae in eight artificial fish ponds in Erbil
Zanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences
Algae; new records; Ponds; Erbil; Iraq
title Twenty- five new records of algae in eight artificial fish ponds in Erbil
title_full Twenty- five new records of algae in eight artificial fish ponds in Erbil
title_fullStr Twenty- five new records of algae in eight artificial fish ponds in Erbil
title_full_unstemmed Twenty- five new records of algae in eight artificial fish ponds in Erbil
title_short Twenty- five new records of algae in eight artificial fish ponds in Erbil
title_sort twenty five new records of algae in eight artificial fish ponds in erbil
topic Algae; new records; Ponds; Erbil; Iraq
url https://zancojournals.su.edu.krd/index.php/JPAS/article/view/2717
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