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

2018

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook 4:10pm, 10/28/18.

Water temperature 48.8 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Microspora

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods (Cyclops)

Rotifers

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond 4:25pm, 10/28/18.

Water temperature 49.5 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Microspora

Pediastrum

Closterium

Coelastrum

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook: 2:20pm, 9/8/18.

Water temperature 72.2 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Spirogyra

Bulbochaete

Oedogonium

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods (Cyclops)

Rotifers

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond: 2:00pm , 9/8/18.

Water temperature 78.5 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Pediastrum (1/ml)

Staurastrum (1/ml)

Coelastrum (1/ml)

Microcystis

Euglena

Spirogyra

Closterium

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook: 8/25/18, 11:45am.

Water temperature 72.0 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Euglena

Oedogonium

Eudorina

Spirogyra

Ulothrix

unknown diatom

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifer

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond: 8/25/18, 12:05pm

Water temperature 78.0 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Microcystis

Pediastrum (1/ml)

Peridinium (1/ml)

Coelastrum (1/ml)

Staurastrum (1/ml)

Volvox

Euglena

Oedogonium

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook: 11:50am , 7/28/18.

Water temperature 79.6 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Oedogonium

Spinocosmarium

Cosmarium

Spirogyra

Staurastrum

Ankistrodesmus

Scenedesmus

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond:12:10pm , 7/28/18

Water temperature 83.1 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Volvox (1/ml)

Pediastrum

Spirogyra

Euglena

Coelastrum

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook: 1:30 pm, 6/30/18.

Water temperature 82.2 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Synura

Peridinium

Closterium

Mougeotia

Eudorina

Docidium

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond: 1:50 pm , 6/30/18.

Water temperature 86.0 F.

Phytoplankton

Pediastrum ( 1/ml )

Spirogyra

Coelastrum

Closterium

Volvox

Docidium

Euglena

Zooplankton

Cladocerans (Bosmina)

Copepods

Rotifers

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook: 11:45am, 5/28/18.

Water temperature 66.4 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Ceratium

Synura

Euglena

Zooplankton

Cladocerans (Bosmina)

Copepods

Rotifers

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond:12:00pm , 5/28/18.

Water temperature 66.4 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Pediastrum (<1/ml)

Euglena

Coelastyrum

Synura

Cocosmarium

Closterium

Bulbochaete

Oedogonium

Micrasterias

Staurastrum

Scenedesmus

Microspora

Cosmarium

Zooplankton

Cladocerans (Bosmina, Daphnia)

Copepods

Rotifers (Asplanchna,Conochilus)

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook: 2:40pm, 4/28/18.

Water temperature 63.4 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Dinobryon

Peridinium

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers (Keratella)

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond: 4/28/18, 3:00 pm.

Water temperature 64.8 degrees F

Phytoplankton

Asterionella (4/ml)

Dinobryon (2/ml)

Peridinium

Bulbochaete

Fragilaria

Pediastrum

Synura

Staurastrum

Navicula

Scenedesmus

Desmidium

Zooplankton

Cladocerans (Bosmina)

Copepods

Rotifers (Keratella, Asplanchna)

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook: 2:45pm, 3/31/18.

Water temperature 52.2 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Dinobryon

Peridinium

Spirogyra

Trachelomonas

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers (Keratella, Filinia)

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond: 3:00 pm, 3/31/18.

Water temperature 54.1 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Asterionella (27/ml)

Dinobryon (25/ml)

Pediastrum (2/ml)

Closterium (1/ml)

Scenedesmus (1/ml)

Uroglenopsis (1/ml)

Microspora

Euglena

Navicula

Bulbochaete

Fragilaria

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook: 2:20 pm , 2/24/18

Water temperature 45.7 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Dinobryon

Synura

Stigeoclonium

Zooplankton

Cladocerans

Copepods

Rotifers (Synchaeta, Brachionus, Keratella)

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond: 2:35 pm, 2/24/18

Water temperature 47.5 degrees F.

Phytoplankton

Dinobryon (27/ml)

Synura (3/ml)

Scenedesmus (1/ml)

Navicula (1/ml)

Gymbella (1/ml)

Asterionella

Pediastrum

Bulbochaete

Mougeotia

Pinnularia

Golenkinia

Zooplankton

Cladocerans (Bosmina)

Copepods

Rotifers (Keratella, Brachionus)

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Black's Nook

Black's Nook 3:00 pm , 1/20/18.

Water temperature 31.9 degrees F (under ~ 1 foot of ice).

Phytoplankton

Oedogonium

Euglena

Navicula

Zooplankton

Copepods (Cyclops)

Cladocerans

Rotifers (Keratella, Synchaeta)

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Little Fresh Pond

Little Fresh Pond 3:30 pm, 1/20/18.

Water temperature 32.1 degrees F (under ~ 1 foot of ice).

Phytoplankton

Asterionella(<1/ml)

Dinobryon

Microspora

Bulbochaete

Cosmarium

Spinocosmarium

Pediastrum

Navicula

Fragilaria

Closterium

Staurastrum

Zooplankton

Copepods

Cladocerans (Bosmina)

Rotifers

2017

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