Cataloguing biodiversity of freshwater communities in two lakes of Gadchiroli area of central India using environmental DNA analysis

Authors

  • Maheshkumar Seelamwar Government Science College, Chamorshi Road, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra 442605, India; Shri Sadguru Saibaba Science and Commerce College, Ashti, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra 442605, India; & Shri Sadguru Saibaba Science and Commerce College, Ashti, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra 442605, India. https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6214-2568
  • Pankaj Chavan Sri Jivanrao Sitaram Patil Arts Commerce Science College, Dhanora, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra 442606, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2577-6943
  • Mandar S. Paingankar Government Science College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9540.17.7.27195-27206

Keywords:

18S DNA barcoding, alpha diversity, beta diversity, biodiversity, environmental parameters, freshwater ecology, phytoplankton, zooplankton

Abstract

We investigated eukaryote biodiversity in two freshwater lakes in the Aashti area of Gadchiroli in central India, using next-generation sequencing-based technology. In this preliminary study, we analyzed four water samples using metabarcoding of the 18s V6 region of mitochondrial DNA, and detected >500 operational taxonomic units (OTUs). We detected algae, dinoflagellates, rotifers, ciliates, and metazoan species and our results indicate that algae and rotifers were the most abundant groups in these lakes.
 

Author Biographies

Maheshkumar Seelamwar, Government Science College, Chamorshi Road, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra 442605, India; Shri Sadguru Saibaba Science and Commerce College, Ashti, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra 442605, India; & Shri Sadguru Saibaba Science and Commerce College, Ashti, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra 442605, India.

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Pankaj Chavan, Sri Jivanrao Sitaram Patil Arts Commerce Science College, Dhanora, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra 442606, India.

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Mandar S. Paingankar, Government Science College

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