Biodiversity and Morphometric Analysis of Rotifers found in three different Freshwater habitats in Relation to Water Parameters in Baramati tehsil, Pune district, Maharashtra, India

The present study investigated the diversity of Rotifers found in three different freshwater habitats Lake present in MIDC (R-1), Songaon river (R-2) & Small Pond in Tandulwadi (R-3) which are present in Baramati tehsil, Maharashtra (India). Rotifers are microscopic forms of zooplankton found in a variety of freshwater bodies such as lakes, ponds, pools, reservoirs, and rivers. Also, found in sea water They are likely tiny organisms, which tells us a lot about water quality. They are serves as pollution indicators because they are very sensitive to changes in their environment, so if the water is polluted firstly it will lead to death of rotifers. This research demonstrated diverse array of rotifers, including 5 families; Brachionidae, Philodinidae, Lecanidae, Lepadellidae, Asplanchnidae. Among 5 families the most dominant family is Brachionidae. The observed rotifers include Brachionus forficula , Brachionus budapestinensis, Brachionus caudatus, Brachionous falcatus, Keratella tropica, Brachionus sp., Monostyla closterocerca, Philodina sp., Asplanchna sp., Rotaria scopoli, Lapdella ovalis,. From selected 3 sampling sites, it was found that lake present in MIDC has high rotifers diversity. Also, in this work, checked the water parameters of selected region which including pH, temperature, alkanity, dissolved oxygen, hardness.