The Euglenozoa flora of the Adzopé Reservoir in Côte d’Ivoire was investigated from January to December 2005. The species composition of the assemblage was compiled, accompanied by illustrations. Forty-four taxa were identified in the temporal survey. Ten taxa () are new for Côte d’Ivoire. | Turk J Bot (2013) 37: 1176-1187 © TÜBİTAK doi: Turkish Journal of Botany Research Article Euglenozoa occurring in Adzopé Reservoir, Côte D’Ivoire 1, 2 1 Blé Alexis Tardy KOUASSI *, Allassane OUATTARA , Kouhété Philippe DA Laboratory of Botany, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire 2 Laboratory of Environment and Aquatic Biology, Nangui Abrogoua University, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire 1 Received: Accepted: Published Online: Printed: Abstract: The Euglenozoa flora of the Adzopé Reservoir in Côte d’Ivoire was investigated from January to December 2005. The species composition of the assemblage was compiled, accompanied by illustrations. Forty-four taxa were identified in the temporal survey. Ten taxa () are new for Côte d’Ivoire. The taxonomic structure presents of the species common to the freshwater of West Africa, with most of the taxa () found to be cosmopolitan. An endemic taxon, Trachelomonas pisciformis var. bicoronata Couté & Iltis (Euglenaceae), was observed. The assemblage was dominated by Trachelomonas Ehrenberg and Phacus Ehrenberg, which represented and of identified taxa, respectively. Two common species, Trachelomonas volvocina (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg (Euglenaceae) and Trachelomonas volvocinopsis Svirenko (Euglenaceae), were also recorded. The highest species richness of Euglenophyceae in the Adzopé Reservoir was in relation with nutrients (NO3– and PO43–) and organic matter. Key words: Euglenozoa, taxonomy, Côte d’Ivoire 1. Introduction The Adzopé Reservoir is a shallow raw potable water reservoir, influenced by a diverse variety of anthropogenic activities. This reservoir, surrounded by urban development, receives wastewater from many sources, examples being animal farming, urban and agricultural runoff, and sewage loading. This results in significant changes in the trophic state of the .
