Javad Cheraghpour - Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
Saeed Afsharzadeh - Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Isfahan, Iran.
Mozafar Sharifi - Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
Reza Ramezannejad Ghadi - Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Golestan University, Gorgan, Iran.
Morteza Masoudi - Academic Center for Education, Culture & Research (ACECR) Mazandaran, Iran

Gandoman wetland is one of the main aquatic ecosystems of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in the mid western of Iran. It is located close to Choghakhor international wetland. The phytoplankton diversity of the Gandoman wetland was investigated in four consequensive seasons from September ۲۰۰۶ to August ۲۰۰۷. This is the first floristic study of phytoplankton in this wetland. Six divisions of algae, Bacillariophyta, Chlorophyta, Cyanobacteria, Euglenophyta, Dinophyta and Chrysophyta had the main abundance respectively in studied sites. In total ۹۵ species and varieties belonging to ۵۴ genera were recorded. Bacillariophyta was presented with ۵۱ species and varieties as the most abundant group, followed by Chlorophyta, with ۱۸ species and ۱۲ genera. According to this study, Gandoman wetland present an acceptable diversity of phytoplanktons according to the published algal checklist of Iran.

Algae, Floristic study, Iran, Gandoman wetland