Acta llotanica Malacitana 25:175-227

Cyanobacteria are oxygenic, photosynthetic, micro-organisms and are widely distributed over a diverse range of habitats (Nagarkar, 1998). Remaining in the oblivion, uncared and unrecognised, it has shot into fame and popularity owing to a host of their innate properties that make them ideal organisms for use in a variety of ways to meet our needs and to promise us a bright future. Howsoever it is essential to explore new species of cyanobacteria existing in the nature, isolate and purify it and subsequently establish a collection which then could be a door for the biotechnological exploitation (Thajjudin & Subramanian, 1992). Fresh water forms have carried attention of interested workers all along. Extensive literature survey have shown no records from the Bhuj and near by area of Kutch district of India which are situated very near the Rann of Kutch desert. The place experiencing extreme climate, with maximum summer temperature of around 45°C and winter temperature of around 10°C, may find a flora having unique properties and characteristics. Therefore an attempt has been made in this direction. Samples of cyanobacteria were collected from different locations of Hamisar pond, Bhuj