STUDY ON ZOOPLANKTON DIVERSITY DURING SPRING SEASON IN CHASHMA LAKE, PAKISTAN

S Hayat; M Naeem; M Ramzan; M Zafarullah; I Ahmad; Q Ali; A Malik

doi:10.54112/bcsrj.v2020i1.9

Authors

S Hayat Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
M Naeem Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
M Ramzan Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
M Zafarullah Fish Biodiversity Hatchery Punjab Fisheries Department, Chashma, Mianwali, Pakistan
I Ahmad Fish Biodiversity Hatchery Punjab Fisheries Department, Chashma, Mianwali, Pakistan
Q Ali Institute of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, The University of Lahore, Lahore
A Malik Fish Biodiversity Hatchery Punjab Fisheries Department, Chashma, Mianwali, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54112/bcsrj.v2020i1.9

Keywords:

Zooplankton, Diversity, Chashma Lake, Copepodes, cladocerans

Abstract

The present study was conducted to know the zooplankton species diversity in Chashma Lake during spring (March 2016 to May 2016). Various physico-chemical parameters like Temperature, PH, Salinity, conductivity, Total dissolved solids (TDS), Turbidity, Dissolved Oxygen, Alkalinity, Chloride and Carbon dioxide which effect the distribution of zooplankton were also analyzed during this study. Zooplankton community was dominated by different species of rotifers. Those rotifers were Asplanchna herricki, Asplanchna brightwelli, Polyarthra remata, Brachionus angularis, Keratella cochlearis, Keratella tecta and Keratella valga tropica. Among these Keratella valga tropica was most common. Some species of copepods were recorded such as, Diacyclops thomasi, Acanthocyclops robustus, Mesocyclops edax, Tropocyclops prasinus mexicanus and Orthocyclops modestus. Among these Diacyclops thomasi was most abundant. Among copepods some nauplii and copepodid stages were also observed. Different species of cladocerans such as, Bosmina longirostris, Daphnia pulex, Chydorus sphaericus, Alona bicolor, Alonella exigua and Simocephalus serrulatus were also recorded.

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