Identification of Planktons (Zooplankton and Phytoplankton) behind Girls Hostel University of Abuja, Nigeria

Abstract

The major aim of this study was to determine the quality of the water reservoir behind the girls hostel, University of Abuja. Planktons including zooplankton are the animal plankton (e.g. include the larval stages of most fish species and arthropods as well as animals that remain plankton for their entire existence) while phytoplanktons are the plant plankton (e.g Sea weeds, algae, diatoms and dino flagellates). This study was carried out over a period of three months between May and July 2016. A total of 444 Species belongs to phytoplankton in which 53 Bacillariophyta, 173 chlorohyta, 213 cyanophyta and 5 euglenophyta while 59 Species belonging to zooplankton of which 35 are copepods, 14 rotifers and 10 ciliophora. Simple percentage tables bar chart and pie chart was used to analyze the data. The findings reveal that the reservoir water contains lots of planktons in the reservoir.