Article Citation: Uday Bhan Singh and Sharma C. Microalgal diversity of Sheer Khad (stream): a tributary of Sutlej River, Himachal Pradesh, India. Journal of Research in Plant Sciences (2014) 3(1): 235-241 Microalgal diversity of Sheer Khad (stream): a tributary of Sutlej River, Himachal Pradesh, India Keywords: Microalgae, Phytoplankton, Sheer Khad, Sunail Khad, Sutlej River, Himachal Pradesh 235-241 | JRPS | 2014 | Vol 3 | No 1 This article is governed by the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/2.0), which gives permission for unrestricted use, non-commercial, distribution and reproduction in all medium, provided the original work is properly cited. www.plantsciences.co.in Journal of Research in Plant Sciences An International Scientific Research Journal Authors: Uday Bhan Singh 1 and Sharma C 2 . Institution: 1. Laboratory of Algal Biology and Diversity, Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160 014, India. 2. Department of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160 014, India. Corresponding author: Sharma C. Email Id: Web Address: http://plantsciences.co.in/ documents/PS0064.pdf. Dates: Received: 10 Dec 2013 Accepted: 26 Dec 2013 Published: 12 Feb 2014 Journal of Research in Plant Sciences An International Scientific Research Journal Original Research ABSTRACT: Sheer Khad (stream), an unexplored tributary of river Sutlej, located in North -Western Himalayas, Himachal Pradesh (India) was studied on the basis of algal diversity during a survey in August 2009. The climate of selected sites varied according to altitude and collectively represented temperate climate. Nineteen microalgal taxa belonging to Cyanophyta (8 taxa), Chlorophyta (7 taxa), and Bacillariophyta (4 taxa) were found present during the present study. Present study provides necessary baseline data on Sheer Khad in relation to microalgal diversity and would help other researchers. Journal of Research in Plant Sciences