SPECIES COMPOSITION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ALGAE IN SHAPOTOU AREA,NINGXIA HUI AUTONOMOUS REGION, CHINA

A total of 40 algal taxa (including 1 variety) was collected and identified in this work.Seventeen of these were blue - green algae, 10 were green algae, 9 were diatoms, and 4 were euglenoids, and they were all common species.Of which terrestrial inhabitats were most abundant.Cyanobacteria dominated in subaerial and soil inhabitats in terms of number of species or in biomass, while diatoms and green algae have advantages in oligotrophic and mesotrophic aquatic environments respectively.Some suggestions about the potential application of these species had been given.