Phytoplankton (Algae) and Zooplankton
Collected and Identified
in Little Fresh Pond and Black's Nook
by Squizzle Plekavich

PHOTOS of some Fresh Pond Algae taken by Squizzle  TOTAL SPECIES LIST 2003-2007  Earlier Years:  2006    2005    2003-4

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Black's Nook 2:25pm 12/15/07.
Water temperature 32.9 degrees F (under 3 inches of ice).

Phytoplankton
Pediastrum
Dinobryon
Uroglenopsis
Synura
Peridinium
Schroederia

Zooplankton
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella,Synchaeta).

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Little Fresh Pond 2:55pm 12/15/07 .
Water temperature 32.9 degrees F (under 4 inches of ice)..

Phytoplankton
Pediastrum
Dinobryon
Asterionella
Chlorella
Synura
Fragilaria
Staurastrum
Mallomonas
Schroederia
Euglena
Oscillatoria
Spirogyra
Scenedesmus
Tribonema

Zooplankton
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella,Synchaeta)

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Black's Nook 2:20pm 11/17/07.
Water temperature 42.3 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Dinobryon (bloom)
Actinastrum
Synura
Pediastrum
Coelastrum
Mallomonas

Zooplankton
Copepods
Rotifers(Keratella, Synchaeta)

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Little Fresh Pond 2:30pm 11/17/07.
Water temperature 43.7 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Pediastrum
Asterionella
Scenedesmus
Peridinium
Mallomonas
Dinobryon

Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Rotifers(Keratella)

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Black's Nook 5:00pm 10/27/07.
Water temperature 59.8 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Selanastrum
Pediastrum
unidentified filamentous algae
Ankistrodesmus
Peridinium
Dinobryon
Coelastrum
Staurastrum
Mallomonas
Spirogyra

Zooplankton
Cladocerans (Bosmina)
Rotifers (Keratella, Synchaeta)

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Little Fresh Pond 5:10pm 10/27/07.
Water temperature 59.9 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Pediastrum (bloom)
Scenedesmus
Dinobryon
Coelastrum
Mallamonas
Microcystis
Anabaena

Zooplankton
Rotifers (Keratella)

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Black's Nook 6:48pm 9/10/07.
Water temperature 70.9 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Dinobryon (dominant)
Ceratium
Euglena
Spirogyra
Pediastrum
Coelastrum
Scenedesmus
Mallomonas
Lyngbya
Selenastrum
Staurastrum
Eudorina
Fragilaria
Microcystis

Zooplankton
Cladocerans (Bosmina)
Ostracods
Copepods (Cyclops)
Rotifers (Keratella, Brachionus)

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Little Fresh Pond 6:35pm 9/10/07.
Water temperature 71.2 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Pediastrum (bloom)
Ceratium
Scenedesmus
Coelastrum
Euglena
Chroococcus
unidentified filamentous algae

Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Ostracods
Rotifers (Keratella)

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August 26th, 2007, 12:10pm, Black's Nook
Water temperature 78.0 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Pediastrum
Ceratium
Coelastrum
Dinobryon
Scenedesmus
Staurastrum
Spirogyra
Selenastrum
Fragilaria
unidentified filamentous algae
Microcystis

Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella)

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August 26th, 2007, 11:55am, Little Fresh Pond
Water temperature 78.4 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Pediastrum (bloom again)
Ceratium
Scenedesmus
Peridinium
Coelastrum
Staurastrum
Frustulia?
unidentified filamentous algae

Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Rotifers (Keratella)

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July 28th, 2007, 1:40pm, Black's Nook
Water temperature 81.2 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Ceratium
Pediastrum
Staurastrum
Coelastrum
Scenedesmus
Spirogyra
Dinobryon
Microcystis
Selenastrum

Zooplankton
Cladocerans( Bosmina)
Copepods
Rotifers(Keratella)

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July 28th, 2007, 1pm , Little Fresh Pond
Water temperature 80.8 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Pediastrum (bloom again)
Anabena
Scenedesmus
Staurastrum
Coelastrum
Peridinium
Cosmarium

Zooplankton
Cladocerans (Bosmina)
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella)

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June 30th, 2007, 2:15pm, Black's Nook.
Water temperature 80.7 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Pediastrum
Microcystis
Ceratium
Scenedesmus
Ankistrodesmus
Dinobryon
Peridinium
Coelastrum
Euglena
Eudorina
Staurastrum

Zooplankton
None

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June 30th, 2007, 2:25pm, Little Fresh Pond.
Water temperature 78.7 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Pediastrum (bloom- as it was last month, only more)
Coelastrum
Peridinium
Scenedesmus
Anabena

Zooplankton
Rotifers

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May 28th, 2007, 12:05pm, Black's Nook.
Water temperature 71.3 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Ceratium
Eudorina
Pediastrum
Dinobryon
Scenedesmus
Euglena
Spyrogyra

Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods(Cyclops)
Rotifers(Keratella)

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May 28th, 2007, 12:30pm, Little Fresh Pond.
Water temperature 73.8 degrees F .

Phytoplankton
Pediastrum (bloom - as it was last month)
Asterionella
Ceratium
Peridinium
Fragilaria
Scenedesmus
Staurastrum
Euglena
Spyrogyra
Chroococcus
Closterium

Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Rotifers(Keratella)

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April 28th, 2007, 1:45pm, Black's Nook.
Water temperature 60.6 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Synura
Dinobryon
Pediastrum

Zooplankton
Rotifers (Brachionus)

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April 28th, 2007, 2:00pm, Little Fresh Pond.
Water temperature 64.1 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Pediastrum (bloom)
Staurastrum
Asterionella
Scenedesmus
Spyrogyra
Oscillatoria
Lyngba
Closterium
Tabellaria
Fragilaria
Zygnema
Mallamonas
Merismopedia
Spirotaenia
Dinobryon
Ceratium (getting an early start)

Zooplankton
Cladocerans (Bosmina, Daphnia)
Copepods (Cyclops)
Rotifers (Keratella, Brachionus)

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March 31st, 2007, 2pm, Black's Nook.
Water temperature 51.8 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Pediastrum
Staurastrum
Uroglenopsis
Synura
Oscillatoria
Bulbochaete
Euglena

Zooplankton
Copepods
Ostracods
Rotifers (Keratella)

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March 31st, 2007, 2:10pm, Little Fresh Pond.
Water temperature 52.1 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Pediastrum
Asterionella
Peridinium
Dinobryon
Chroococcus
Tabellaria
Fragilaria
Staurastrum
Scenedesmus
Synura

Zooplankton
Copepods
Ostracods
Rotifers (Keratella)

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February 24th, 2007, 3:00pm, Black's Nook.
Water temperature 33.1 degrees F, under ~ 7.5 inches of ice.

Phytoplankton
Uroglenopsis
Dinobryon
Synura
Euglena
Mallomonas

Zooplankton
Rotifers (Keratella)

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February 24th, 2007, 2:30pm, Little Fresh Pond.
Water temperature 39.0 degrees F ( taken from natural opening in the ice).

Phytoplankton
Pediastrum
Asterionella
Dinobryon
Anacystis
Tabellaria
Mallomonas

Zooplankton
Cladocerans (Daphnia & Bosmina)
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella & Kellicottia)

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January 27th, 2007, 3:45pm, Black s Nook.
Water temperature 34.2 degrees, under ~4 inches of ice.

Phytoplankton
Synura (bloom)
Dinobryon
Mallomonas
Euglena
Once again Synura is the most populous phytoplankton.

Zooplankton
Rotifers (Keratella)

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January 27th, 2007, 3:15pm, Little Fresh Pond.
Water temperature 33.6 degrees F, under ~5 inches of ice.

Phytoplankton
Pediastrum
Asterionella
Tabellaria
Closterium
Peridinium
Euglena
Spirotaenia
Mallomonas
Staurastrum
Microcystis
Fragilaria
Netrium
Spirogyra
Scenedesmus

Zooplankton
Copepods
Ostracods
Rotifers (Keratella)