Research Article
Heterocystous Cyanoprokaryotes: Anabaena Bory ex Bornet et Flahault and Trichormus (Ralfs ex Bornet et Flahault) Komárek et Anagnostidis (Nostocaceae, Nostocales) from Tripura, India
Sarma K1,4, Kumar N4, Pandey A3, Halder NC5, Das D1 and Kant R2*
1Ramkrishna Mahavidyalaya, Kailashahar, Unakoti (Tripura) India
2Department of Botany, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, India
3Department of Botany, C.M.P. Degree College, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, India
4Amity Institutes of Biotechnology, Amity University of Haryana, Maneser, Gurugram, India
5Department of Botany, Uluberia College, Howrah, India
*Corresponding author: Kant R, Department of Botany, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut 711315, India;
E-mail: ramakant.algae@gmail.com; rkojha_1@rediffmail.com
Copyright: © Sarma K, et al. 2022. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License,
which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Article Information: Submission: 04/07/2022; Accepted: 08/08/2022; Published: 10/08/2022
Abstract
Heterocystous blue green algae are most fascinating group of microorganisms due to their unique characteristic bestowed with diazotrophic nitrogen
fixation. The blue green algae genera like Anabaena and Trichormus are common forms and often found growing in aquatic habitats. Present paper deals
with the diversity of two blue green algal genera Anabaena and Trichormus from Tripura. In the present paper, we report total 18 species, out of which 12
species belong to the genus Anabaena and 6 species belong to the genus Trichormus, family Nostocaceae, order Nostocales, Cyanoprokaryota. Out of 18
species, 11 species of Anabaena and 6 species of Trichormus are new to the flora of Tripura, India.