The current project is concerned with the effects of epipelic algae on lotic ecosystems in Iraq. The current study focused on benthic diatoms in the AlShamiyah River. The river is adrift from industrial activities in Raq's southern reagion. During the period March 2013 to January 2014, four sites along the river were chosen for sampling. A total of 173 epipelic diatom species were identified. Pennate diatoms predominated and accounted for approximately 92.49 percent of the total diatoms. The total number of diatoms per cm2 ranged from 185.1 to 422.34 Cell x104/cm2. Achnanthes affinis Grunow, Achnanthes mintussima Küetzing, Cocconeis placentula var. euglypta (Ehr) Cleve, Cymbella affinis Küetzing, Diatoma vulgare Bory, Fragilaria capucina Desmazieres, Gomphonema angustatum var. productu Grun., Gomphonema angustatum Nitzschia palea [Kutz], Navicula lanceolata (Ag.) Kuetzing, Navicula radiosa Küetzing, Navicula viridula Küetzing, Nitzschia lanceolata (Ag.) Kuetzing Grunow, Nitzschia romana, W. Smith The physicochemical conditions and epipelic algal community indicated that the river's water was clean to moderate in quality.
Author (S) Details
Dr. Fikrat M. Hassan
Department of Biology, College of Science for Women, University of Baghdad, Baghdad 10070, Iraq.
Bahram K. Maulood
Scientific Consultant Presidency of Kurdistan Regional Government, Erbil, Iraq.
Ali Obaid Shaawiat
Department of Biology, College of Education, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Al-Qadisiyah, Iraq
Abbas M. Ismail
Department of Biology, College of Science for Women, University of Baghdad, Baghdad 10070, Iraq.
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