This study presents newly recorded algal species from Wayanad, a high-altitude district in the Western Ghats, highlighting additions to both Kerala and India's algal flora. A total of 126 algal samples were collected and documented 124 algal taxa previously unreported from Wayanad. Among these, 113 represent new records for Kerala and 11 for India. The collection includes 66 diatoms, 40 desmids, 11 species from the order Chlorococcales, 6 from Euglenophyceae, and 1 from Cyanophyceae. This investigation marks the first comprehensive survey of algal diversity conducted in Wayanad between April 2019 and June 2021.