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

PHOTOS of some Fresh Pond Algae taken by Squizzle  TOTAL SPECIES LIST 2003-2013  Earlier Years:  2012  2011 2010 2009  2008  2007  2006  2005  2003-4

by Squizzle Plekavich

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Black's Nook 2:30 pm, 12/14/13.
Water temperature 36.9 degrees F. (under 3 inches of ice)

Phytoplankton
Dinobryon
Synura
Fragilaria
Navicula
unknown diatom

Zooplankton
Rotifers (Keratella)
Copepods

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Little Fresh Pond 2:50pm, 12/14/13.
Water temperature 39.1 degrees F. (under ~ 3 inches of ice)

Phytoplankton
Uroglenopsis (5/ml)
Schroderia (6/ml)
Synura (5/ml)
Dinobryon (5/ml)
Mallomonas (1/ml)
Asterionella (3/ml)

Zooplankton
Rotifers (Keratella)
Copepods

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Black's Nook 5:15pm, 11/16/13.
Water temperature 45.5 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Mallomonas
Fragilaria
Stauroneis
Euglena
Asterionella
Peridinium
Ceratium

Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans
Rotifers (Synchaeta, Brachionus)

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Little Fresh Pond 4:50pm, 11/16/13.
Water temperature 45.5 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Dinobryon
Schroderia
Mallomonas (1/ml)
Scenedesmus
Staurastrum
Euglena (1/ml)
Pediastrum
Closterium
Asterionella
Uroglenopsis
Synura
Microspora

Zooplankton
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella)

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Black's Nook 6:10pm, 10/19/13.
Water temperature 62.5 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Staurastrum
Oedogonium
Palmella
Cosmarium
Eudorina
Anabaena
Spirogyra
Euglena
Desmidium
Closterium
Micrasterias
Ankistrodesmus

Zooplankton
Copepods
Rotifers (Synchaeta, Brachionus)

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Little Fresh Pond 6:25pm, 10/19/13.
Water temperature 61.9 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Microcystis
Pediastrum (1/ml)
Staurastrum
Euglena
Coelastrum
Scenedesmus (1/ml)
Eudorina
Palmella
Oedogonium

Zooplankton
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella,Brachionus, Conochilus)

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Black's Nook 7:10pm, 9/7/13.
Water temperature 73.2 degrees F. .

Phytoplankton
Cosmarium
Spirogyra
Staurastrum
Ankistrodesmus
Aphanizomenon
Micrasterias
Anabaena
Sphaerozosma
Scenedesmus
Closterium
Oedogonium
Eudorina
Docidium
Anacystis
Coelastrum
Desmidium
Pediastrum
Ulothrix
Fragilaria

Zooplankton
Rotifers
Cladocerans
Copepods

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Little Fresh Pond 6:55pm, 9/7/13.
Water temperature 73.6 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Microspora
Pediastrum (1/ml)
Scenedesmus (1/ml)
Euglena
Pleodorina
Microcystis
Coelastrum (1/ml)
Staurastrum
Centritractus (1/ml)
Palmella
Anabaena (1trichome/ml)
Gomphosphaeria?

Zooplankton
Rotifers (Keratella)
Copepods

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Black's Nook 6:10pm, 8/24/13.
Water temperature 76.4 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Ankistrodesmus
Staurastrum
Cosmarium
Oscillatoria
Selanastrum
Anabaena
Coelastrum
Micrasterias
Palmella
Eudorina
Fragilaria
Desmidium
Docidium

Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans
Rotifers

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Little Fresh Pond 6:30pm, 8/24/13.
Water temperature 80.6 degrees F..

Phytoplankton
Pediastrum (0/ml)
Microspora
Microcystis
Scenedesmus
Coelastrum
Staurastrum
Palmella
Fragilaria
Euglena

Zooplankton
Ostracods
Rotifers (Karatella, Asplanchnia)

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Black's Nook 5:30pm, 7/27/13.
Water temperature 81.3 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Sphaerozosma
Ankistrodesmus
Cosmarium
Staurastrum
Spirogyra
Zygnema
Pediastrum
Scenedesmus
Micrasterias
Euastrum
Closterium
Fragilaria
Palmella
Eudorina
Microcystis
Anabaena
Oscillatoria
Docidium
Oedogonium
Coelastrum
Rivularia

Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans
Rotifers (Keratella)

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Little Fresh Pond 5:10pm, 7/27/13.
Water temperature 82.3 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Pediastrum
Microspora
Scenedesmus (1/ml)
Palmella
Microcystis
Euglena (2/ml)
Staurastrum
Dinobryon
Coelastrum
Spirogyra
Anabaena
Centritractus

Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans
Rotifers (Keratella, Brachionus)

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Black's Nook 5:00pm, 6/22/13.
Water temperature 82.7 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Lyngbya
Spirogyra
Bulbochaete
Microspora
Euglena
Palmella
Fragilaria
Coelastrum
Staurastrum
Cosmarium
Desmidium
Anabaena
Eudorina
Ceratium

Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella)

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Little Fresh Pond 5:20pm, 6/22/13.
Water temperature 80.5 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Ceratium
Dinobryon (1/ml)
Scenedesmus (5/ml)
Microspora
Merismopedia (2/ml)
Ankistrodesmus (2/ml)
Coelastrum
Pediastrum (1/ml)
Euglena
Staurastrum
Oscillatoria
Docidium

Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella,Asplanchnia,Filinia)

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Black's Nook 2:50pm, 5/26/13.
Water temperature 64.5 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Eudorina
Scenedesmus
Fragilaria
Cosmarium
Pediastrum
Palmella
Bulbochaete
Euglena
Closterium
Asterionella
Coelastrum
Selanastrum
Desmidium
Ankistrodesmus
Staurastrum
Docidium
Micrasterias
Trachelomonas
Pinularia
Tetraedron

Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans (Bosmina)
Rotifers (Keratella,Asplanchnia)

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Little Fresh Pond 3:40pm, 5/26/13.
Water temperature 65.0 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Microspora (5/ml)
Anabaena (7/ml)
Scenedesmus (4/ml)
Pediastrum (1/ml)
Staurastrum
Microcystis
Euglena (1/ml)
Ceratium
Asterionella
Mallomonas
Coelastrum
Tabellaria
Fragilaria
Palmella (2/ml)
Merismopedia
Gymbella
Spirogyra

Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans (Bosmina)
Rotifers (Keratella, Brachionus,Asplanchnia)

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Black's Nook 3:00pm, 4/20/13.
Water temperature 62.1 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Dinobryon
Synura
Staurastrum
Docidium
Peridinium
Ceratium
Asterionella
Placoneis
Mallomonas
Pinnularia
Gonatozygon
Microspora
Cosmarium
Coelastrum
Pediastrum
Palmella
Schroderia
Euglena

Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella,Synchaeta,Brachionus)

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Little Fresh Pond 3:25pm, 4/20/13.
Water temperature 62.9 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Microspora (240/ml)
Scenedesmus (59/ml)
Asterionella (18/ml)
Pediastrum (10/ml)
Uroglenopsis (17/ml)
Tabellaria (3/ml)
Coelastrum
Euglena (1/ml)
Microcystis
Staurastrum (1/ml)
Palmella (1/ml)
Schroderia (1/ml)
Fragilaria
Synura
Selanastrum (1/ml)
Unknown diatom
Mougeotia
Pinnularia
Closterium

Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella,Brachionus,Asplanchnia)

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Black's Nook 2:50 pm, 3/23/13.
Water temperature 42.1 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Peridinium
Asterionella
Microspora
Uroglenopsis
Staurastrum
Dinobryon
Synura
Stigeoclonium
Mallomonas
Gonatozygon
Netrium

The Synura, Uroglenopsis, Dinobryon association continues.

Zooplankton
Copepods (Cyclops)
Cladocerans
Rotifers (Synchaeta,Keratella,Asplanchnia,Brachionus)

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Little Fresh Pond 3:05 pm, 3/23/13.
Water temperature 43.5 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Synura (24/ml)
Microspora (1/ml)
Dinobryon (5/ml)
Tabellaria (1/ml)
Pediastrum (1/ml)
Asterionella (2/ml)
Oscillatoria
Scenedesmus
Uroglenopsis (1/ml)
Palmella
Oedogonium
Ankistrodesmus (1/ml)
Gymbella

The Synura, Uroglenopsis, Dinobryon association continues.

Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans
Rotifers

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Black's Nook 11:30am, 2/17/13.
Water temperature 34.3 degrees F. (under ~6 inches of ice & 1 inch of snow)

Phytoplankton
Peridinium
Asterionella
Synura
Uroglenopsis
Palmella
Tribonema
Mallomonas
Dinobryon
Euglena

The Synura, Uroglenopsis, Dinobryon association continues.

Zooplankton
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella)

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Little Fresh Pond 12:00 pm, 2/17/13.
Water temperature 33.1 degrees F. (under ~8 inches of ice & 1 inch of snow)

Phytoplankton
Euglena (7/ml)
Microspora
Asterionella
Scenedesmus
Uroglenopsis (1/ml)
Tabellaria
Palmella (3/ml)
Stauroneis
Dinobryon (1/ml)
Fragilaria
Pediastrum
Synura
Oedogonium
Anacystis
Staurastrum
Unknown diatom

The Synura, Uroglenopsis, Dinobryon association returns.

Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans
Rotifers (Asplanchna)

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Black's Nook 2:40pm, 1/12/13
Water temperature 34.4 degrees F. (under 3 inches of ice).

Phytoplankton
Synura
Uroglenopsis
Dinobryon
Asterionella
Euglena
Fragilaria
Staurastrum
Stauroneis
Palmella

The Synura, Uroglenopsis, Dinobryon association returns.

Zooplankton
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella,Kellicotta,Asplanchna,Brachionus)

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Little Fresh Pond 3:00 pm, 1/12/13.
Water temperature 35.2 degrees F. (taken at the edge of 1.5 inches of ice)

Phytoplankton
Scenedesmus (<0/ml)
Tabellaria
Microspora
Synura
Asterionella
Anacystis
Akistrodesmus
Dinobryon
Pediastrum
Stauroneis

Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Rotifers (Synchaeta)