An ecological observation on inland water ecosystem in Erbil –Iraq Kurdistan with particular reference to blue green algae Glaucospira

Abstract EN

Regular sampling for six months from January to July 2012 were taken in small, shallow, perennial, standing ponds near the Greater Zab River, Gwer district, Erbil.

A variety of physicochemical parameters were determined.

Air and water temperature were falling between 15.2 - 34.7 ◦ C and 15.5 and 26.5 ◦C.

The waters are neutral (pH 7.38-8.27), hard, alkaline, salty, high in TDS and EC (892-966μS/cm, and rich in nutrients (NO3: 2.1-4.1mg/l, PO4: 0.33-0.62 mg / l , SO4: 24.7-80.2 mg / l ).

The attention fixed on a filamentous blue- green algae Glaucospira Lagerheim, 1982) which is new to Iraqi flora.

It is a filament (trichome), solitary, pale or yellowish blue – green, without sheath, Screw like coiled, motile, some of them are actively motile.

In this study nine species were identified, classified and described with their original and hand drawing, photo vis.; Glaucospira sp.: syn.

Spirulina abreviata Lemm.

ex Kleb.

and Lemm.

, G.

agilissima Lag., G.

laxissima G.S.West syn.: Spirulina ilaxissima f.

major Des., Glaucospira sp.

syn.: Spirulina tenuior Lag.,Glaucospira sp.

Syn.: Spirulina corakiana Playf., Glaucospira sp.syn.: Sprulina nodosa Scham.

Glaucospira sp.

syn.: Spilurina baltica Mart.,Glaucospira sp.

Syn.: Spirulina magnifica Cop.

And Glaucospira sp.

syn.: Spirulina subtilissima Mostly they are from Spiralina Turpin ex Gomont.