Author's Name:	Shruti Handa and Rahul Jadhav
Subject Area:	Life Sciences
Subject	Biodiversity and Conservation
Section	Research Paper

Algae, Biodiversity, Diversity index, Mithi River

Biodiversity of Algae was studied from along the stretch of Mithi River, beginning from the Vihar Lake to the Mahim Bay. Six locations were narrowed down from the mouth of the river to the point it meets the sea. The focus has been laid on the presence of micro algae including cyanobacteria. The organisms under study were abundantly present and majorly belonged to the following divisions, Cyanophyta, Chlorophyta, Bacillariophyta, Euglenophyta and Dinoflagellata with varying numbers of their families in different seasons.