Phytoplankton (Algae) and Zooplankton
Collected and Identified
in Little Fresh Pond and Black's Nook
by Squizzle Plekavich
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2015
Black's Nook 1:55pm, 12/19/15.
Water temperature 41.5 degrees F.
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Phytoplankton
Phytoplankton-
Synura
Uroglenopsis
Scenedesmus
Spirogyra
Anabaena
Spinocosmarium
Dinobryon
Chlamydomonas
Navicula
Euglena
Cosmarium
The Synura, Uroglenopsis, Dinobryon association returns.
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Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella)
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Little Fresh Pond
Little Fresh Pond 2:10pm, 12/19/15.
Water temperature 41.5 degrees F.
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Phytoplankton
Synura (3/ml)
Pediastrum
Microspora
Uroglenopsis
Mallomonas
Anacystis
Fragilaria
Oedogonium
Scenedesmus
Staurastrum
Tabellaria
Unknown diatom
Navicula
Coelastrum
Bulbochaete
Spirogyra
Asterionella
Gymbella
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Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella)
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Black's Nook 8:15 am, 11/22/15.
Water temperature 43.8 degrees F.
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Phytoplankton
Synura
Dinobryon
Anabaena
Closterium
Ankistrodesmus
Mougeotia
Spirogyra
Mallomonas
Cosmarium
Spinocosmarium
Oedogonium
Ceratium
Fragilaria
Spherozosma
Anacystis
Pediastrum
Peridinium
Bulbochaete
Golenkinia
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Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella)
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Little Fresh Pond 8:30am, 11/22/15.
Water temperature 44.9 degrees F.
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Phytoplankton
Synura (40/ml)
Uroglenopsis (8/ml)
Euglena (1/ml)
Dinobryon
Pediastrum (1/ml)
Scenedesmus (1/ml)
Microspora
The Synura, Uroglenopsis, Dinobryon association has returned, as it did in November last year & the year before.
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Black's Nook 2:00 pm, 10/24/15.
Water temperature 51.1 degrees F.
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Phytoplankton
Pediastrum
Ankistrodesmus
Spherozosma
Dinobryon
Navicula
Anabaena
Closterium
Mougeotia
Spinocosmarium
Desmidium
Schroederia
Cosmarium
Staurastrum
Golenkinia
Eudorina
Fragilaria
Spirogyra
Asterionella
Scenedesmus
Coelastrum
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Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Rotifers
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Little Fresh Pond 2:20pm, 10/24/15.
Water temperature 52.4 degrees F.
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Phytoplankton
Dinobryon (32/ml)
Synura (4/ml)
Pediastrum (2/ml)
Mallomonas (2/ml)
Microspora (2/ml)
Coelastrum
Microcystis
Navicula (1/ml)
Schroederia (1/ml)
Scenedesmus
Palmella
Bulbochaete
Fragilaria
Mougeotia
Closterium
Volvox
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Zooplankton
Cladocerans (Bosmina)
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella, Asplanchnia, Conochilus)
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Black's Nook 2:00pm , 9/7/15.
Water temperature 75.3 degrees F.
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Phytoplankton
Euglena
Ankistrodesmus
Spinocosmarium
Eudorina
Anabaena
Trachelomonas
Synura
Spirogyra
Lyngbya
Spherozosma
Oscillatoria
Cosmarium
Rivularia
Oedogonium
Docidium
Micrasterias
Bulbochaete
Palmella
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Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Rotifers
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Little Fresh Pond 2:30pm, 9/7/15.
Water temperature 80.5 degrees F
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Phytoplankton
Microspora
Anacystis (40/ml)
Uroglenopsis
Pediastrum (1/ml)
Coelastrum (1/ml)
Staurastrum (1/ml)
Centritractus (1/ml)
Closterium
Staurastrum
Euglena
Dinobryon
Mallomonas
Kirchneriella
Selanastrum
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Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Rotifers (Keratella, Filinia, Notommata was found as a parasite on Euroglenopsis - 3 examples found)
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Black's Nook 2:20pm, 8/15/15.
Water temperature 80.1 degrees F.
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Phytoplankton
Ankistrodesmus
Staurastrum
Spinocosmarium
Anabaena
Euglena
Eudorina
Scenedesmus
Desmidium
Closterium
Micrasterias
Pediastrum
Docidium
Spherozosma
Palmella
Bulbochaete
Oedogonium
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Zooplankton
Copepods
Rotifers
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Little Fresh Pond 1:40pm, 8/15/15.
Water temperature 80.5 degrees F
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Phytoplankton
Oscillatoria (4/ml) seen floating in mats
Pediastrum (4/ml)
Euglena (1/ml)
Staurastrum (1/ml)
Anacystis (16/ml)
Oedogonium (1/ml)
Microspora (1/ml)
Closterium
Gyrosigma
Navicula
Coelastrum
Scenedesmus
Eudorina
Trachelomonas
Cosmarium
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Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Rotifers (Filinia)
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Black's Nook 11:00 am, 7/18/15.
Water temperature 73.9 degrees F.
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Phytoplankton
Pediastrum
Staurastrum
Ankistrodesmus
Trachelomonas
Oscillatoria
Eudorina
Closterium
Euglena
Navicula
Anabaena
Rivularia
Palmella
Desmidium
Micrasterias
Staurodesmus
Spirogyra
Fragilaria
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Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans
Rotifers
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Little Fresh Pond 10:45am, 7/18/15.
Water temperature 75.8 F
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Phytoplankton
Euglena (9/ml)
Scenedesmus (3/ml)
Closterium (1/ml)
Staurastrum (1/ml)
Microspora
Trachelomonas (1/ml)
Centritractus
Mougeotia
Ceratium
Spirogyra
Peridinium
Gymbella
Pediastrum
Tetrapedia (1/ml)
Coelastrum
Synura
Palmella
Unknown diatom
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Zooplankton
Copepods (Cyclops)
Cladocerans
Rotifers (Keratella, Filinia, Asplanchnia,Conochilus)
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Black's Nook 1:40pm, 6/27/15.
Water temperature 75.5 degrees F.
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Phytoplankton
Ceratium
Pediastrum
Ankistrodesmus
Spinocosmarium
Staurastrum
Peridinium
Navicula
Fragilaria
Docidium
Palmella
Calothrix
Micrasterias
Trachelomonas
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Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans
Rotifers (Brachionus)
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Little Fresh Pond 2:00pm , 6/27/15.
Water temperature 77.7 degrees F.
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Phytoplankton
Dinobryon (1/ml)
Ceratium (1/ml)
Tetrapedia (1/ml)
Pediastrum (2/ml)
Euglena (1/ml)
Mallomonas
Scenedesmus
Staurastrum
Microcystis
Microspora
Schroederia
Spinocosmarium
Closterium
Oscillatoria
Navicula
Peridinium
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Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans
Rotifers (Keratella)
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Black's Nook 12:55, 5/24/15.
Water temperature 68.4 degrees F.
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Phytoplankton
Desmidium
Spherozosma
Anabaena
Spirogyra
Staurastrum
Navicula
Scenedesmus
Ulothrix
Fragilaria
Pediastrum
Closterium
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Zooplankton
Cladocerans (Bosmina)
Ostracods
Rotifers (Conochilus, Keratella)
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Little Fresh Pond 1:35pm, 5/24/15.
Water temperature 69.8 degrees F.
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Phytoplankton
Scenedesmus (60/ml)
Tetrapedia (55/ml)
Pediastrum (6/ml)
Microcystis
Euglena
Staurastrum (2/ml)
Palmella (1/ml)
Fragilaria
Gymbella
Microspora
Navicula
Closterium
Docidium
Coelastrum
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Zooplankton
Cladocerans (Bosmina)
Rotifers (Keratella)
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Black's Nook 2:22pm, 4/25/15.
Water temperature 58.3 degrees F.
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Phytoplankton
Euglena
Closterium
Navicula
Fragilaria
Spirogyra
Desmidium
Mougeotia
Docidium
Microspora
Palmella
Staurastrum
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Zooplankton
Copepods (Cyclops)
Rotifers (Keratella)
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Little Fresh Pond 2:40pm, 4/25/15.
Water temperature 58.8 degrees F.
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Phytoplankton
Asterionella (28/ml)
Microspora (1/ml)
Scenedesmus (6/ml)
Synura (2/ml)
Closterium (1/ml)
Euglena (1/ml)
Navicula (2/ml)
Desmidium
Palmella
Netrium
Fragilaria
Tabellaria
Docidium
Trachelomonas
Unknown diatom
Pediastrum
Gymbella
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Zooplankton
Copepods (Cyclops)
Cladocerans
Rotifers (Keratella, Brachionus,Asplanchnia)
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Black's Nook 4:50pm, 3/28/15.
Water temperature 32.3 degrees F. (under 8 inches of ice & 2 inches of snow)
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Phytoplankton
Synura
Euglena
Uroglenopsis
Stigeoclonium
Dinobryon
Lyngbya
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Little Fresh Pond 5:15pm, 3/28/15.
Water temperature 32.4 degrees F. (under 8 inches of layered ice & water plus 2 inches of snow)
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Phytoplankton
Synura (4/ml)
Euglena (1/ml)
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Zooplankton
Rotifers
Copepods (Cyclops)
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Black's Nook 2:40pm, 2/21/15.
Water temperature 32.4 degrees F. (under 1.5 feet of layered ice & water plus 5 inches of snow)
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Phytoplankton
Synura
Euglena
Actinastrum
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Zooplankton
Rotifers (Keratella)
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Little Fresh Pond 3:25pm, 2/21/15.
Temperature 32.3 degrees F. ( under 1.5 feet of layered ice & water plus 5 inches of snow)
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Phytoplankton
Synura (1/ml)
Closterium
Scenedesmus
Navicula
Synedra
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Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans (Bosmina)
Rotifers (Keratella, Brachionus)
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Black's Nook 3:40pm, 1/17/15.
Water temperature 34.2 degrees F. (under 12 inches of ice)
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Phytoplankton
Synura
Dinobryon
Fragilaria
Scenedesmus
Mougeotia
Coelastrum
Euglena
Navicula
Closterium
Peridinium
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Zooplankton
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella)
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Little Fresh Pond 2:50pm, 1/17/15.
Water temperature 33.7 degrees F. (under 15 inches of ice)
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Phytoplankton
Limnothrix (960/ml)
Synura (6/ml)
Uroglenopsis (7/ml)
Closterium (2/ml)
Scenedesmus (1/ml)
Pediastrum
Centritractus
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Zooplankton
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella, Synchaeta, Brachionus)
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