TAXONOMIC DETERMINATION OF ALGAE OF SANGOTA DISTRICT SWAT, PAKISTAN

The taxonomic study of algae of district Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan and the exploration of the local species are presented in this article. Twenty three (23) algal species were collected from different areas of Swat. The largest genus was Euglena having seven species (30.43%) which was most commonly found in the area. Next to it was the genus Dactylococcopsis containing four different species (20%), followed by genus Ankistrodesmiis with three distinct species (13.04%), and Schroederia having two species (8.69%). The rarely occurring genera were Lagerheimia, Scenedesmus, Chlorochromonas, Characiopsis, Quadrigula, Lacustris, and Tetraedron with one species each (4.34%). The available literature on the algae showed that algae are most extensively present in all damp areas of the districts. As river Swat is the main river in the district due to which majority of the areas are damp providing better environment to the algal growth. Our article presents the main algal species which harm the water table of the area.