This work aimed the taxonomic knowledge of the order Chlorococcales (Chlorophyceae) from São Francisco Falso River, one of the Itaipu reservoir tributaries located at the municipal district of Santa Helena, Paraná State, Brazil. Samples were collected from July 2003 to June 2004 at five sample stations located in the litoral region of the river. The phytoplanktonic material, obtained with plankton net (25 µm net) and by passing open flasks on water surface, were immediately fixed in Transeau solution. The qualitative sample analysis allowed the identification of 21 taxa belonging to the families: Palmellaceae, Hydrodictyaceae, Botryococcaceae, Chlorellaceae, Coelastraceae and Scenedesmaceae. The most representative genus was Desmodesmus with seven taxa. Hydrodictyon reticulatum (L.) Lagerheim and Coelastrum astroideum De Notaris var. astroideum were firstly cited in the Paraná State.
Phytoplankton; reservoir; taxonomy
