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 2003-2018

Earlier Years: 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2003-4

by Squizzle Plekavich

2019

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook: 3:20 pm, 12/7/19.

Water temperature 33.3 degrees F (under ~ 1.5 inches of ice)

Phytoplankton

Synura

Dinobryon

Mougeotia

Pinnularia

Golenkinia

Spirogyra

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond: 3:45 pm, 12/7/19.

Water temperature 33.1 degrees F (under ~ 1 inch of ice).

Phytoplankton

Uroglenopsis (1/ml)

Stigioclonium (1/ml)

Pediastrum

Mougeotia

Bulbocharte

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook: 2:05pm , 11/23/19 .

Water temperature 37.5 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Golenkinia

Closterium

Anabaena

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers (Synchaeta)

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond: 2:20pm , 11/23/19.

Water temperature 41.2 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Uroglenopsis (10/ml)

Asterionella

Microspora

Pediastrum

Euglena

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers (Keratella)

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook: 2:40pm , 10/26/19.

Water temperature 58.2 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Euglena

Cosmarium

Desmidium

Mougeotia

Closterium

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond: 2:55pm, 10/26/19

Water temperature 58.3 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Microspora (2/ml)

Staurastrum (1/ml)

Scenedesmus (1/ml)

Synura

Uroglenopsis

Pediastrum

Bulbochaete

Golenkinia

Zooplankton

Zooplankton-

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers (Conochilus, Keratella)

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook 2:15pm , 9/7/19.

Water temperature 67.4 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Ankistrodesmus

Desmidium

Spirogyra

Closterium

Mougeotia

Euglena

Synura

Spinocosmarium

Lyngbya

Oscillatoria

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond 2:30pm, 9/7/19.

Water temperature 70.9 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Staurastrum (1/ml)

Synura (1/ml)

Pediastrum

Microspora

Coelastrum

Closterium

Fragilaria

Euglena

Phacus

Zooplankton

Cladocerans (Bosmina)

Copepods (Cyclops)

Rotifers (Asplanchna)

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook 1:25pm , 8/31/19.

Water temperature 71.8 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Ankistrodesmus

Microspora

Spirogyra

Oedogonium

Euglena

Mougeotia

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond 1:40pm , 8/31/19.

Water temperature 77.4 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Staurastrum (4/ml)

Euglena (2/ml)

Closterium (1/ml)

Pediastrum (1/ml)

Chlamydomonas (1/ml)

Synura

Peridinium

Coelastrum

Microspora

Tetrapedia ?

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers (Keratella)

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook: 7:05am 7/27/19.

Water temperature 73.9 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Microspora

Oedogonium

Sphaerozosma

Zooplankton

Cladocerans (Bosmina)

Copepods

Rotifers

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond: 7:30am , 7/27/19.

Water temperature 77.8 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Coelastrum (<1/ml)

Pediastrum

Peridinium

Microspora

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Ostracods

Rotifers

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook: 1:45pm , 6/29/19.

Water temperature 78.5 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Ceratium

Fragilaria

Euglena

Oedogonium

Zooplankton

Cladocerans (Bosmina)

Copepods

Rotifers

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond: 2:00pm , 6/29/19.

Water temperature 81.7 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Ceratium (< 1/ml )

Peridinium

Bulbochaete

Spirogyra

Spinocosmarium

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook 6:15 am , 5/27/19.

Water temperature 69.4 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Golenkinia

Ceratium

Docidium

Zooplankton

Cladocerans (Bosmina)

Copepods

Rotifers (Conochilus)

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond 6:35 am , 5/27/19.

Water temperature 69.7 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Staurastrum (12/ml)

Coelastrum (1/ml)

Pediastrum

Closterium

Bulbochaete

unknown diatom

Zooplankton

Cladocerans (Bosmina)

Copepods

Rotifers

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook 2:10pm, 4/27/19

Water temperature 57.9 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Microspora

Spirogyra

Oedogonium

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers (Keratella)

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond 2:25pm, 4/27/19.

Water temperature 57.5 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Asterionella (4/ml)

Scenedesmus (1/ml)

Microspora

Trachelomonas

Zooplankton

Cladocerans (Bosmina, Daphnia)

Copepods (Cyclops)

Rotifers (Asplanchna)

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook: 2:35pm, 3/30/19

Water temperature 52.6 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Spirogyra

Peridinium

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers (Asplanchna)

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond: 2:15 pm , 3/30/19

Water temperature 53.0 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Asterionella (11/ml)

Synura (7/ml)

Dinobryon (5/ml)

Chlamydomonas (3/ml)

Uroglenopsis (2/ml)

Oedogonium

Bulbochaete

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers (Keratella)

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook: 2:05 pm, 2/23/19

Water temperature 33.9 degrees F (under 7 inches of ice).

Phytoplankton

Peridinium

Dinobryon

Microspora

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers (Keratella, Brachionus)

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond:2:30 pm, 2/23/19.

Water temperature 38.3 degrees F ( under ~ 1.5 inches of ice).

Phytoplankton

Dinobryon ( 1/ml )

Fragilaria

Bulbochaete

Microspora

Oedogonium

Desmidium

Chlamydomonas

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers (Keratella)

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook: 2:40 pm, 1/26/19.

Water temperature 32.4 degrees F (under ~ 7 inches of ice).

Phytoplankton

Peridinium

Dinobryon

Microspora

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers (Keratella, Asplanchna)

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond: 3:00 pm, 1/26/19.

Water temperature 34.5 degrees F (under ~4 inches of ice)

Phytoplankton

Chlamydomonas (1/ml)

Asterionella

Staurastrum

Oedogonium

Bulbochaete

Closterium

Fragilaria

Pediastrum

Palmella

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers (Keratella)