VB Sakhare¹ and SG Jetithor²

¹Post Graduate, Department of Zoology, Yogeshwari Mahavidyalaya, India
²Department of Fishery Science, Yashwantrao Chavan College, Tuljapur, India

*Corresponding Author: VB Sakhare, Post Graduate, Department of Zoology, Yogeshwari Mahavidyalaya, India.

Received: August 23, 2021; Published: September 23, 2021

Abstract

  A systematic investigation on diversity and dynamics of copepods from seasonal wetland of Ambajogai town of Beed district (Maharashtra, India) was carried out for a period of one year (from October 2018 to September 2019). The present investigation revealed the occurrence of 7 species of copepods. The copepod diversity fluctuated seasonally and the maximum number of 215 organisms/liter was recorded during month of March and minimum number of 75 organisms/liter during the month of August.

Keywords: Copepod Diversity; Seasonal Wetland; Maharashtra; India

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Citation: VB Sakhare and SG Jetithor. “Copepod Diversity from Seasonal Wetland in Ambajogai of Beed District, Maharashtra, India". Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 3.10 (2021): 58-61.

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