Studies on Hydrobiology and Zooplanktons fauna in Raorukula cheruvu Siddipet district Telangana, India

Zooplanktons were collected monthly basis from four different sites of Raorukula cheruvu from June 2015-May 2018.The plankton samples were collected during morning hours in between 8.00 am to 10.00 a.m. Each sample was collected by filtering 20 lit of water through plankton net made up of nylon blotting silk plankton net (No.25 mesh size 50μ) filtrate was stored in 20ml plastic bottles and 5% formalin was added and brought to laboratory. Zooplankton samples were identified and counted under microscopic using by Sedgwick Rafter cell method. Zooplanktons were identified with the help of standard keys.