Two freshwater bodies, Mombatta and Kagzipura lakes were surveyed for their zooplankton during the year 2016-17.
The water was sampled for zooplankton species likIe Rotifera, Cladocera, Copepoda, Ostracoda and Protozoa every month using
standard plankton Net. Twelve species of Cladocera, 8 from Copepoda, 7 from Ostracoda, 16 from Rotifera and 4 from Protozoa
were observed from the samples collected from both the lakes. The results exhibit a good diversity of all zooplankton groups, that
are normally found in a freshwater body. The study points to the importance of studying such kind of habitats, and thus their
conservation
