Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2020) 9(10): 2933-2937 2933 Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.910.353 Study of Freshwater Algae from Baramati City Area, District Pune Snehal Dhumal, Rupali Chitale * , Ashwini Dudhal, Harshal Wangikar and Prasad Bankar P. G. Research Center, Department of Botany, Tuljaram Chaturchand College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Baramati, Dist. Pune - 413 102, Maharashtra, India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Introduction The group algae are cosmopolitan in nature that is found everywhere like oceans, lakes, rivers, ponds, puddles, moist surfaces and fresh water etc. (Desikachary, 1959). According to Chaterjee and Raziuddin (2006), fresh water ecosystems vary in size and composition and contain a large variety of organisms. Kumar and Amit (2012) investigated that Microalgae are vast group of prokaryotic and eukaryotic photosynthetic organisms found in many different forms viz. individual cells, colonies or extended filaments and exhibit vast diversity in the ecosystem. The algae plays important role as primary producers of water ecosystem for various consumers of aquatic fauna and rich source of protein, carbohydrates, minerals and especially essential fatty acids. These organisms have a major role in primary production, nutrient cycling and food web in the aquatic ecosystem (Dawes, 1998). Algae are most helpful can be utilized in various fields such as food, feed, fine International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 10 (2020) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com The present investigation emphasizes on study of fresh water algae from surrounding area of Baramati city in Pune district of Maharashtra. Investigation shows that 23 genus algae were observed along with 25 species from 8 samples were isolated. These microalgae belonging to three major classes Chlorophyceae 11 sp., Bacillariophyceae 07 sp., Cyanophyceae 06 sp., Euglenophyceae 01 sp. and Batrachospermaceae 01 sp. Maximum algal genera belong to Chlorophyceae class was recorded. Keywords Chlorophycae (green algae), Bacillariophyceae (diatoms), Euglenophyceae and Cyanophyceae (blue green algae) Accepted: 24 September 2020 Available Online: 10 October 2020 Article Info