Macrozoobenthos Diversity of Bhagda Taal, A Wetland of Balrampur, U.P. (India)

Abstract

Wetlands are one of the richest habitats of biodiversity, provide food and shelter to organisms that thrive in. During the present investigation 22 genera of macrozoobenthos were recorded. Out of 22, 8 genera belong to phylum annelid, 8 to mollusca, and 6 to arthropod. The mean density shows that molluscan dominates and constituted 36.66% of the total macrozoobenthos population was followed by annelids (34.66%) and arthropods (28.66%). Among the benthic population was chiefly constituted by Tubifex sp followed by Gammarus sp., Chironomus sp., Lymnaea sp., Pila sp., Branchiura sp., Lumbriculus sp. Erpobdella sp. and Lamellidens sp.