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 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)