Algae

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 2003-2017

Earlier Years: 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2003-4

by Squizzle Plekavich

2017

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook, 2:25 pm , 12/9/17.

Water temperature 36.1 degrees F. (under partial slush cover).

Phytoplankton

Dinobryon

Synura

Microspora

Spirogyra

Mougeotia

Cosmarium

Anabaena

Zooplankton

Copepods

Rotifers

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond, 2:45 pm, 12/9/17

Water temperature 33.4 degrees F. (under partial slush cover).

Phytoplankton

Microcystis (210/ml)

Dinobryon (6/ml)

Synura (5/ml)

Centritractus (1/ml)

Uroglenopsis

The Synura, Uroglenopsis, Dinobryon association continues.

Zooplankton

Copepods

Rotifers

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook 11:40 am, , 11/23/17.

Water temperature 37.9 F.

Phytoplankton

Dinobryon

Synura

Spirogyra

Desmidium

Zooplankton

Copepods

Cladocerans

Rotifers (Synchaeta)

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond 11:20 am, 11/23/17.

Water temperature 42.1 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Dinobryon (13/ml)

Uroglenopsis (1/ml)

Synura

Pediastrum

Zooplankton

Copepods

Cladocerans

Rotifers

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook: 3:25pm, 10/28/17.

Water temperature 60.5 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Microspora

Ankistrodesmus

Pediastrum

Oscillatoria

Navicula

Desmidium

Euglena

Spirogyra

Tetraedron

Gymbella

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond: 3:45pm, 10/28/17.

Water temperature 64.6 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Dinobryon (<1/ml)

Pediastrum

Scenedesmus

Microspora

Coelastrum

Euglena

Closterium

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers (Conochilus)

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook:7:40 am , 9/10/17

Water temperature 63.8 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Closterium

Oedogonium

Spirogyra

Ankistrodesmus

Cosmarium

Euglena

Zooplankton

Copepods

Cladocerans

Rotifers

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond:8:00am , 9/10/17

Water temperature 64.1 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Microcystis (~1000/ml)

Microspora

Coelastrum

Zooplankton

Copepods

Cladocerans

Rotifers

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook: 8:10am, 8/26/17.

Water temperature 68.4 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Eudorina

Euglena

Ankistrodesmus

Oedogonium

Pediastrum

Selanastrum

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Rotifers

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond: 8:30am, 8/26/17.

Water temperature 68.6 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Pediastrum (10/ml)

Euglena (1/ml)

Ceratium (1/ml)

Microcystis

Microspora

Volvox

Navicula

Palmella

Coelastrum

Closterium

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Rotifers (Keratella, Conochilus)

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook: 9:25am , 7/29/17.

Water temperature 70.8 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Staurastrum

Spinocosmarium

Pediastrum

Ankistrodesmus

Palmella

Closterium

Eudorina

Micrasterias

Oedogonium

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond: 9:40am , 7/29/17.

Water temperature 72.3 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Peridinium (2/ml)

Pediastrum (1/ml)

Coelastrum

Oscillatoria

Microcystis

Microspora

Tribonema

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers (Asplanchna)

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook 2:00pm , 6/24/17.

Water temperature 82.4 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Fragilaria

Spirogyra

Mougeotia

Docidium

Zooplankton

Copepods

Cladocerans

Rotifers

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond 2:15pm, 6/24/17

Water temperature 82.9 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Bulbochaete (2/ml)

Palmella (2/ml)

Spirogyra

Desmidium

Microcystis

Closterium

Pediastrum

Mougeotia

Zooplankton

Copepods (Cyclops)

Cladocerans (Bosmina)

Rotifers (Keratella

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook 3:35pm, 5/27/17.

Water temperature 71.3 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Ceratium

Spirogyra

Fragilaria

Pleurotaenium

unknow green alga

Zooplankton

Cladocerans (Bosmina)

Copepods

Rotifers (Conochilus)

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond 3:55pm, 5/27/17.

Water temperature 71.5 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Spirogyra (5/ml)

Closterium (4/ml)

Oedogonium (2/ml)

Pediastrum (1/ml)

Fragilaria (1/ml)

Staurastrum (1/ml)

Microcytsis

Tabellaria

Scenedesmus

Coelastrum

Euglena

Navicula

Desmidium

Stigeoclonium

Asterionella

Golenkinia

Zooplankton

Cladocerans (Bosmina)

Copepods

Ostracods

Rotifers

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Black's Nook

Blacks's Nook 4:00pm, 4/29/17.

Water temperature 70.4 degrees F

Phytoplankton

Dinobryon

Docidium

Ceratium

Peridinium

Gonatozygon

Lyngbya

Staurastrum

Spirogyra

Zooplankton

Copepods

Cladocerans

Rotifers (Keratella, Synchaeta, Asplanchna)

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond 3:40pm, 4/29/17.

Water temperature 71.3 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Asterionella (33/ml)

Dinobryon (7/ml)

Trachelomonas (2/ml)

Pediastrum (1/ml)

Closterium (1/ml)

Tabellaria

Fragilaria

Spirogyra

Oscillatoria

Zooplankton

Copepods (Cyclops)

Cladocerans (Bosmina)

Rotifers (Keratella

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook 3:00pm, 3/25/17

Water temperature 41.2 degrees F

Phytoplankton

Dinobryon

Uroglenopsis

Chlamydomonas

Mallomonas

Oedogonium

Fragilaria

Synura

Scenedesmus

Anabaena

The Synura, Uroglenopsis, Dinobryon association returns

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods (Cyclops, Bryocamptus?)

Rotifers (Keratella, Filinia, Synchaeta)

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond, 3:15pm, 3/25/17

Water temperature 39.6 degrees F

Phytoplankton

Dinobryon (102/ml)

Uroglenopsis (40/ml)

Synura (12/ml)

Asterionella (6/ml)

Tabellaria (1/ml)

Centritractus (2/ml)

Oscillatoria

The Synura, Uroglenopsis, Dinobryon association returns

Zooplankton

Copepods

Cladocerans (Bosmina)

Rotifers (Keratella, Synchaeta, Brachionus, Asplanchna)

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook 3:05 pm , 2/18/17.

Water temperature 35.3 degrees F (under 4.5 inches of ice).

Phytoplankton

Dinobryon

Euglena

Zooplankton

Rotifers (Keratella)

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond 3:25pm, 2/18/17.

Water temperature 34.0 degrees F (under 3.5 inches of ice).

Phytoplankton

Peridinium (2/ml)

Synura (1/ml)

Uroglenopsis (1/ml)

Asterionella

Tabellaria

Fragilaria

Pediastrum

Navicula

Draparnaldia

Zooplankton

Rotifers

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook 1/28/17, 3:00 pm.

Water temperature 1/28/17, 3:00 pm.

Phytoplankton

Synura

Dinobryon

Uroglenopsis

Ankistrodesmus

Odogonium

Navicula

The Synura, Dinobryon, Uroglenopsis association returns.

Zooplankton

Rotifers (Keratella, Synchaeta)

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond 1/28/17, 3:15pm.

Water temperature 38.3 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Uroglenopsis (8/ml)

Asterionella (5/ml)

Synura (3/ml)

Peridinium (1/ml)

Pediastrum

Centritractus (1/ml)

Tabellaria

Fragilaria

Synedra

Spirogyra

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Ostracods

Rotifers (Asplanchna)

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