The paper presents an enumeration of 35 algal species belonging to 22 genera under 12 families from four classes are recorded from Renuka Lake, wetland in Himachal Pradesh. This study has revealed the rare and dominant algal taxa in the lake. An earlier report on the algal flora in the lake has also been discussed.
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