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STUDY OF CLADOCERA SPECIES DIVERSITY WITH REFERENCE TO CHYDORIDAE AND BOSMANIDAE FAMILY OF NIRA
LEFT BANK CANAL BARAMATI & TARANGAWADI LAKE OF INDAPUR TALUKA DISTRICT PUNE, INDIA
1Shardabai Pawar Mahila College Shardanagar Baramati District Pune, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marthwada University
U.S.Ghantaloo1* S.M.Kamble2 j.p.Sarwade3
Aurangabad, India; 2Post Graduate Zoology Department S.D.M.M. College Kalamb, India; 3Arts commerce & Science College
Indapur, India
Received: 11-10-2012 ABSTRACT
Accepted: 17-11-2012
The present paper focuses on the study zooplankton diversity of cladocera
Abstract
species of Nira left bank canal and Tarangawadi lake of Indapur and Baramati region.
*Corresponding Author
cladocera are fresh water zooplankton inhabiting all the niches of fresh water bodies .
The study of cladocera has being fascinating subject to the biologist. The water samples
were collected between 8 am to 11am during the year Dec 2010 to Nov 2011. With The
collected samples were preserved in 4% formalin to study diversity of chydoridae family.
The species identified by standard key method (patil and Goundar 1984).Considering the
dorsal surface ventral surface ,Labrum, Antennules ,Rostrum, Post abdomen, Post
abdomen claw according the Genus About 17species of chydroidae have been recorded
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identification was based on the presence of body parts.
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Keywords: Appendages like Labrum, Antennules, Dorsal, and Ventral and post Abdomen,
US. Gantaloo,
Abdominal claw.
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Aurangabad, India
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INTRODUCTION
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Cladocerans are fresh water zooplankton inhabiting all the niches of fresh water bodies. The cladocerans has been
INTRODUCTION
the object of microscopic study dating back to 18 th century are minute forms the average length being 0.2mmto
3.5mm.Cladocerans commonly called as water flea prefer to live in deep water and constitute a major item chain and
energy transformation (Uttangi 2001)
Swammerdam (1969), Muller (1785), Daddy (1889) & Sars (1901) revealed the valuable information about the
cladocerans. The cladocerans fauna of the united states has been the result of several workers. Birge (1918), Pennak
(1953) and Brook (1959) wrote a comprehensive chapter on the cladocerans of the United States. The book on Chydoridae
cladocerans of the USSR is a notable contribution from Smirnov (1974) About 600 species of fresh water cladocerans occur
through the world (Korovchinky 1996) Near about 110 species have been recorded from India (patil and Goundar 1984) .
The cladocerans are divided into 7 families Daphnidae, Chydroidae, Macrothriadae, Moinidae are found in India and
Polyphenidae , Leptidoridae, Holopodidae are characteristically absent in the inland water of India. Family chydrodiae is
divided into GenusAlona, Biapertura, Pleuroxus, Dunhevida, &Chydorus.
The water bodies of Baramati and indapur region were selected for water sampling. Nira left bank canal is built
TOPOGRAPHY OF AREA
on the veer dam and flows through the Purandar, Baramati and Indapur region it lies at latitude 18 08 28 n and longitude
74 32 0.2 02 east Tarangawadi lake is situated in indapur region it is 50 km away from Baramati region water from
Khadakwasala dam water is stored in the lake it lies at latitude about 18N and 19N Latitude and 75 east longitude east.
The water sample were collected from both Nira left bank canal Baramati region and Tarangawadi lake of
MATERIAL METHODS
Indapur region . The samples were collected using bolting nylon cloth mesh size 25um by sieving a40 liter volume of water
sample net and stored in100ml bottles during early morning hours between 8.am to 10am .The collected samples
were preserved in 4% formalin. The collected samples were placed in sedwig Rafter cell slide .The volume of cell 1/cm3
or 1ml exactly 1ml of sample is kept on the slide and a special cover glass is kept over it after organism settle . The
chydroidae family species were separated and again identified .
Family Bosminidae
S No Genus Species Rostrum Post abdomen with claw
1 Short single claw poin mucrua
2 Short Pair of claw
Bosmina longirostisMuller 1785
3 Blunt Short with claw
Bosminopsis DieterusRichard 1895
4 short Elongated with pair of claw
Biapertura AffinisLeydig1860
V Short Body transparent whitish in colour
Pleuroxus Muller 1785 trignonellus
short Elongated with denticles single claw
5 Pleroxus similis Baird 1843
Short Bears a basal spine
6 Chydorus SphaericusMuller 1785
short Triangular in shape
7 Chydorus BarroisiRichard 1894
Blunt Elongated with claw
8 Dunhevedia Crassa Daday 1898
Short present
9 Ephemeroporus Orientalis
elongated Triangular with claw bifurcated
10 Ephemeropus Barrossi
Short dot on abdomen
11 Alona Rustica
long beak Short with claw
12 Alona Excusa
long Short with claw
13 AcroperusHarpae h
The identification of the species were done with the help of standard key methods used for identification of
14 Alona globusa
cladocera (patil and Goundar 1984). Edmondson with reference to chydroidae family.Body partsl like head, antennae
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upper lip labrum , rostrum beak like structure between antennules , post abdomen and coiled intestine are taxonomically
important for identification of the chydroidae family species. 1:
Total 14 species recorded from both water bodies Nira left bank canal and Tarangawadi lake The cladocera
RESULT AND DISSCUSSION
species of chydroidae and Bosmanidae family identified by standard key methods according to the appendages like Labrum ,
Antennules , Dorsal , Ventral and post Abdomen , Abdominal claw . Bosmanidae family recorded 2 species Bosmania
1) Family Bosminidae Antennules’ large fixed Dorsal &ventral ramus antenna jointed intestine simple &straight
Longistris and Bosmania Diestrus.
Chydroidae family recorded 6 genuses.
recorded --4-- species Rustica, Excusa, globusa be identified by presence of ocellus it is bigger than eyes and
the post abdomen is of varied nature.
1 Genus Alona
2 Genus Biapertura recorded1- species Affinis can be identified by presence shell valve has polygonal shape with fine marking
ocellus absent. Shell valves with oblique striations post abdomen with marginal denticles and lateral fascicles
recorded 2 species Sphaericus, Barroisi the body is spherical post abdominal claw is small and has a basal
spine. Rostrum long and pointed post abdomen with prominent preanal part.
3 Genus Chydorus
4 Genus Dunhevidia recorded 1 species Crassa is characterized by bifid labrum posterior ventro position is Triangular shape.
Rostrum stout and straight post abdominal claws with one basal spine.
5 Genus Pleuroxus recorded 1 species Trignonellus; similis the body is ovate in shape post abdomen long narrow at the apex.
Rostrum long curved post abdominal claw with two basal spines with clusters of denticles there are two spines at the base of
the claw.
6 Ephemeroporus recorded 2species Orientalis, Barrossi Antennules thick shell valves anteriorly tumid post abdomen long
and narrow Rostrum is stout beak like structure situated between the antennules. Itis long and pointed its shape and
size is taxonomically important. Population of cladocerans in different water bodies have been reported by Nayer (1971)
,Rao and Muley (1981) , Battish S.K andKumari (1982),Pennak R.W (1983),Patil C.S &Gounder B.Y.M (1982) Mathew1985),
Kaushik &Sharma (1994),Murugan et al (1998)
Hence in order to increase pisiculture study of cladocerans are important. Both the water bodies of nira left bank
canal and Tarangawadi are rich source of food to fishes which will be useful in increasing pisiculture good for production
of carps Patil C.S &Gounder B.Y.M (1982) .
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a)Phylum Arthropod b) Class : Branchiopod c) Order: Amopoda
d) Sub order Cladocera e) Family: Bosminidae F) Genus
Bosmindae G) Species: Longistris 2 Diestrus
e2) Family Chydroidae g2) Genus: Alona, chydorus, Acroperus,
Ephemeroporus, Pleroxus,
The author are thankful to Agriculture Development Trust shardabai Pawar Mahila Mahavidyalya Shardanagar
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Barmati & Arts Science & Commerce college Indapur for providing infrastructural facilities and Laboratory equipment
at Zoology Department
Both the water bodies of nira left bank canal and Tarangawadi are rich source of food to fishes which will be
CONCLUSION
useful in increasing pisiculture good for production of carps . Considering the dorsal surface ventral surface ,Labrum,
Antennules ,Rostrum, Post abdomen, Post abdomen claw according the Genus About 17species of chydroidae have been
recorded identification was based on the presence of body parts.
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