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: 2013  2012  2011 2010 2009  2008  2007  2006  2005  2003-4

by Squizzle Plekavich

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Black's Nook 2:50pm, 12/13/14.
Water temperature 36.3 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Synura
Dinobryon
Bulbochaete
Fragilaria
Euglena
Rhizoclonium
Oedogonium
Tribonema
Mougeotia
Uroglenopsis
Navicula

Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Rotifers (Keratella)

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Little Fresh Pond 3:10pm, 12/13/14.
Water temperature 37.2 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Limnothris (370/ml)
Uroglenopsis (10/ml)
Euglena (6/ml)
Asterionella (3/ml)
Synura (1/ml)
Centritractus (1/ml)
Golenkinia (1/ml)
Mallomonas

Zooplankton
Rotifers

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Black's Nook 1:00 pm, 11/23/14.
Water temperature 36.3 degrees F ( under partial ice cover ~ 1/4 " - 1 1/4 ").

Phytoplankton
Synura
Scenedesmus
Dinobryon
Oedogonium
Navicula
Ankistrodesmus
Stigoclonium
Microspora
Coelastrum
Fragilaria
Pediastrum
Ceratium

Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans
Rotifers (Keratella,Synchaeta)

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Little Fresh Pond 1:35 pm, 11/23/14.
Water temperature 37.9 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Limnothris (?) (60/ml)
Asterionella (25/ml)
Scenedesmus (8/ml)
Dinobryon (1/ml)
Uroglenopsis (5/ml)
Mallomonas (3/ml)
Synura (1/ml)
Euglena (2/ml)
Tabellaria
Microspora
Staurastrum
Palmella
Golenkinia

The Synura, Uroglenopsis, Dinobryon association has returned.

Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans
Rotifers (Keratella,Synchaeta)

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Black's Nook 8:30am, 10/26/14.
Water temperature 54.0 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Staurastrum
Ceratium
Ankistrodesmus
Spirogyra
Desmidium
Pediastrum
Selenastrum
Fragilaria
Peridinium
Closterium

Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans
Rotifers

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Little Fresh Pond 8:45am, 10/26/14.
Water temperature 53.9 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Merismopedia (18/ml)
Staurastrum (2/ml)
Euglena (6/ml)
Selanastrum (2/ml)
Pediastrum (4/ml)
Microcystis (12/ml)
Anacystis (4/ml)
Scenedesmus (4/ml)
Microspora (1/ml)
Closterium
Mallomonas (1/ml)
Coelastrum
Netrium
Stephanodiscus ?
Docidium
Desmidium
Unknown filamentous green alga
Spirogyra
Centritractus
Oscillatoria

Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans
Rotifers (Keratella)

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Black's Nook 4:35pm, 9/6/14.
Water temperature 82.2 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Ankistrodesmus
Staurastrum
Fragilaria
Scenedesmus
Docidium
Navicula
Spherozosma
Closterium
Anabaena
Micrasterias
Euglena
Oedogonium
Spirogyra
Pediastrum
Coelastrum

Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans
Rotifers (Keratella, Brachionus, Conochilus)

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Little Fresh Pond 4:10pm, 9/6/14.
Water temperature 82.0 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Microspora (7/ml)
Asterionella (2/ml)
Oedogonium
Selenastrum (4/ml)
Scenedesmus (3/ml)
Euglena (3/ml)
Ankistrodesmus
Desmidium
Oscillatoria
Fragilaria
Golenkinia
Spirogyra
Staurastrum
Mougeotia
Closterium
Gyrosigma

Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans
Rotifers (Keratella, Brachionus, Synchaeta)

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Black's Nook 8:40 am, 8/17/14.
Water temperature 70.3 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Cosmarium
Anacystis
Staurastrum
Ankistrodesmus
Pediastrum
Anabaena
Scenedesmus
Euglena
Micrasterias
Sphaerozosma
Navicula
Closterium
Phormidium
Euastrum
Docidium
Coelastrum

Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans
Rotifers

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Little Fresh Pond 9:10 am, 8/17/14.
Water temperature 71.2 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Anacystis ? (105/ml)
Ankistrodesmus
Pleodorina
Microspora
Pediastrum (1/ml)
Scenedesmus
Dinobryon (1/ml)
Euglena
Schroederia
Closterium
Mougeotia
Unknown diatom

Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans
Rotifers (Brachionus)

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Black's Nook 3:10pm, 7/26/14.
Water temperature 78.6 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Cosmarium
Staurastrum
Gloeotrichia
Fragilaria
Scenedesmus
Ankistrodesmus
Pediastrum
Docidium
Coelastrum
Oedogonium
Anabaena
Closterium
Sphaerozosma
Eudorina
Micrasterias

Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans
Rotifers (Brachionus)

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Little Fresh Pond 3:35 pm, 7/26/14.
Water temperature 81.1 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Euglena (8/ml)
Scenedesmus (3/ml)
Pediastrum
Staurastrum (1/ml)
Ankistrodesmus
Docidium
Closterium
Spirogyra
Coelastrum
Tabellaria
Fragilaria
Schroederia
Microspora
Oscillatoria
Palmella

Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans
Rotifers

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Black's Nook 7:45pm, 6/28/14.
Water temperature 82.4 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Staurastrum
Ceratium
Desmidium
Ankistrodesmus
Cosmarium
Lyngbya
Fragilaria
Palmella
Euglena
Navicula
Pediastrum
Oedogonium
Microspora
Anacystis
Anabaena
Closterium
Spirogyra
Micrasterias
Coelastrum

Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans (Bosmina)
Rotifers

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Little Fresh Pond 7:30pm, 6/28/14.
Water temperature 82.8 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Microspora (2/ml)
Pediastrum (2/ml)
Staurastrum (2/ml)
Euglena
Ceratium
Microcystis
Closterium (1/ml)
Anacystis (2/ml)
Coelastrum
Anabaena (1 trichome/ml)
Dinobryon
Cosmarium
Ankistrodesmus
Merismopedia
Scenedesmus
Schroederia
Asterionella

Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans (Polyphemus)
Rotifers (Keratella, Conochilus, Brachionus, Filinia)

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Black's Nook 6:15pm, 5/25/14.
Water temperature 72.5 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Ceratium
Synura
Eudorina
Euglena
Staurastrum
Pediastrum
Selanastrum
Coelastrum
Fragilaria

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

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Little Fresh Pond 6:30pm, 5/25/14.
Water temperature 73.0 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Microcystis
Selanastrum
Scenedesmus (1/ml)
Microspora
Pediastrum
Staurastrum
Coelastrum
Anacystis
Asterionella
Navicula
Schroederia (1/ml)
Gymbella
Closterium
Oedogonium
Palmella
Unknown diatom

Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Rotifers

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Black's Nook 2:40pm , 4/20/14.
Water temperature 57.8 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Dinobryon
Draparnaldia
Ceratium
Closterium
Synura
Uroglenopsis
Cosmarium
Euglena
Oedogonium
Eudorina
Staurastrum
Navicula
Docidium
Selanastrum
Sphaerozosma

Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella, Synchaeta, Filinia, Asplanchnia, Scaridium)

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Little Fresh Pond 3:30pm, 4/20/14.
Water temperature 62.5 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Asterionella (105/ml)
Microspora (3/ml)
Scenedesmus (4/ml)
Synura
Staurastrum
Tabellaria
Pediastrum (3/ml)
Navicula (3/ml)
Euglena (2/ml)
Chlamydomonas (1/ml)
Oedogonium
2 unknown diatoms
Melosira

Zooplankton
Cladocerans (Bosmina)
Copepods
Rotifers (Synchaeta)

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Black's Nook 3:07pm, 3/31/14.
Water temperature 40.4 degrees F. (partial ice cover)

Phytoplankton
Synura
Peridinium
Mougeotia
Staurastrum
Stigeoclonium
Draparnaldia
Euglena
Closterium
Navicula
Dinobryon
Cosmarium
Pediastrum
Tribonema

Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans
Rotifers

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Little Fresh Pond 3:20pm, 3/31/14.
Water temperature 42.2 F.

Phytoplankton
Asterionella (4/ml)
Synura (5/ml)
Mougeotia
Chlamydomonas (6/ml)
Dinobryon (2/ml)
Tabellaria
Pediastrum
Euglena
Ankistrodesmus
Navicula
Scenedesmus
Schroderia

Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella, Conochilus)

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Black's Nook 12:00pm, 2/16/14.
Water temperature 32.2 degrees F. (under 6 inches of snow & 12 inches of ice)

Phytoplankton
Synura
Dinobryon
Euglena
Palmella

Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella)

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Little Fresh Pond 12:20pm, 2/16/14.
Water temperature 32.6 degrees F. (under 5 inches of snow & 12 inches of ice)

Phytoplankton
Chlamydomonas (10/ml)
Dinobryon (7/ml)
Navicula

Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella, Conochilus)

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Black's Nook 3:00pm, 1/11/14.
Water temperature 32.5 degrees F. (under 10 inches of ice).

Phytoplankton
Dinobryon
Synura
Euglena
Closterium

Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella)

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Little Fresh Pond 1/11/14.
Water temperature 32.5 degrees F. (under 9.5 inches of ice)

Phytoplankton
Synura (1/ml)
Uroglenopsis (1/ml)
Dinobryon (1/ml)
Schroderia
Pediastrum
Euglena
Coelastrum

Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella, Conochilus)