Taxonomic account on Genus Closterium Nitzsch ex Ralfs (desmids) from Anjani Dam of Erandol, District Jalgaon (M.S.)

Abstract

Desmids are a distinctive and diverse group of microscopic, unicellular green algae of the order Desmidiales. There is little knowledge about the Desmids from Jalgaon district of Maharashtra. The total of 148 taxa of desmids belonging to the family Desmidiaceae has been recorded during the course of the study. The present study aims to contribute the data of species diversity of the Genus Closterium of the desmids group from Anjani dam, Erandol Tahsil, district Jalgaon, Maharashtra. This paper deals with the description of 25 taxa of Closterium, with 15 species, 8 varieties, and 2 forms from Anjani Dam. All the taxa of Closterium recorded for the first time from Anjani dam and are described systematically with illustrations.