Algal Diversity in Paddy fields of Subbavaram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh

Abstract

Data on algal diversity and composition was collected for one season in the paddy fields of Subbavaram Mandal during the year 2019. In Subbavaram Mandal paddy was cultivated for one time in a year only due to unavailability of water. Water samples were collected randomly from different villages of this Mandal. A total of 28 species were reported from the paddy fields of the study sites and belongs to Chlorophyceae (16), Bacillariophyceae (5), Cyanophyceae (3).