Abstract:
The present communication deals with algal flora of paddy fields from Merces (Tiswadi), North Goa. Frequent collections were made every fortnight from 5 paddy fields of Merces. Algal colonies were picked up by hand picking method. Epilithic, epiphytic and planktonic algae were collected. The present survey has resulted in the report of 46 algal taxa. Cyanophyta and Chlorophyta were the dominant algal groups. Altogether 25 genera with 30 species of green algae were recorded from this area. Spirogyra, Zygnema, Cosmarium, Closterium, and Pediastrum were the dominant genera of green algae. 14 genera with 16 species represented the Cyanophyta. The dominant blue-green algae were Merismopedia, Nostoc, Anabaena and Gleocapsa.
