Research article

QUALITATIVE STUDY OF PHYTOPLANKTON IN AL-RUMAYTHA RIVER. IRAQ

Saja Sabeeh Kidem1 Ibtehal Aqeel Abdulmuneem AL-Taee2

Online First: October 10, 2022


The current study was conducted on the Rumatha River for six months from Novembr 2021 to May 2022. Three locations were chosen along the river. There were 97 Phytoplankton species identified, belonging to 60 genera. The Diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) won the most of it, forming83 species- 46 of them Cyanophyceae (10 species belonging to10 genera) followed by Euglenophyceae (4 species belonging to 4 genera) Less common. Some types of phytoplankton existed in most of the duration of the study, including; Lyngbya aeruginosa , Oscillatoria articulate , Epitheria sp , Euhlena polymorpha, Melosira. Ambigua , Amphiprora alata , campylodiscus

Keywords

phytoplankton , ( AL_Rumatha River) ,Iraq