a systematic account of the fresh water diatom from kaylana lake of jodhpur district, rajasthan (india)

In the present paper fresh water diatom of Kaylana lake, Jodhpur were investigated between July, 2013 to June, 2014. Thirty two species of diatom were identified. These species are represented by 15 genera viz. Amphora (1), Navicula (4), Diadesmus (1), Gyrosigma (2), Stauronies (1), Gomphonema (6), Cymbella (3), Eunotia (1), Fragilaria (3), Synendra (3), Ctenophora (1), Nitzschia (2), Achnanthes (1), Cocconies (1) and Cyclotella (2). All the taxa were recorded for the first time form the study area.