Algal Diversity in Different Habitats from Northern Region of Idukki District, Kerala, India

The present study enumerates in detail with photographs 52 algal taxa belonging to 37 genera and 5 classes from 10 different habitats in northern region of Idukki district of Kerala, India. Out of these Chlorophyceae with 18 genera, Cyanophyceae with 9 genera, Bacillariophyceae with 7, Euglenophyceae with 2 genera and Dinophyceae with 1 genus were reported. This is the first study from Idukki district focusing on the different habitats influencing algal diversity.