New Records of Rarely Occurring Genus Zygnemopsis Skuja Transeau from Darbhanga district, North Bihar, India

Abstract

In an aquatic ecosystem, the freshwater green macroalgae are known as primary producers. They are commonly used as a traditional food in several parts of the world. The present study identifies two species of rarely occurring Zygnemopsis Skuja Transeau from different localities of Darbhanga district, North Bihar. The two species of genus Zygnemopsis viz. Zygnemopsis lamellata and Zygnemopsis transeauiana under the order Zygnematales have been described. Of these two species, Z. transeauiana Randhawa is reported for the first time from Bihar and Z. lamellata Randhawa is reported for the second time from Bihar.