MSc AEM
Algal List, Millport reservoirs, November 2004
Napier University

 

2/11/2004
Temp. °C
Conductivity µS
pH
Upper
9
210
7.7
Lower
9
237
7.9

 
UPPER
LOWER

Taxon

Group

Net
plankton

Periphyton/
Epiphyton

Net
plankton

Periphyton/
Epiphyton

 

 

 

 

   

Anabaena sp.

cyano

frequent

 
common
 
Aphanizomenon
cyano
common
common
abundant
 

?Aphanothece stagnina

cyano

   

?rare
 
Asterionella formosa
diat
common
rare
frequent
rare
Asterocystis (Chroodactylon)
rhodo
     
rare

Botryococcus sp.

chlor

rare

     

Ceratium hirundinella

dino

rare
     
Chroococcus limneticus
cyano
rare
     
Cladophora
chlor
 
frequent
   

Closterium ?acutum

desm

   

 
rare

Closterium setaceum

desm
rare
 

   

Closterium ?venus

desm

 
 

rare
 
Cocconeis
diat
     
frequent

Coelastrum  

chlor

frequent

   
rare

Coelosphaerium

cyano

rare

 
rare
 

Coenococcus planctonicus

chlor

rare

     

Coenococcus polycoccus

chlor

 

   
rare
 
Cosmarium depressum
desm
   
rare
 
Cosmarium turpinii
desm
   
rare
 
Cymbella lanceolata
diat
     
frequent
Diatoma tenuis
diat
 
frequent
 
common
Diatoma vulgaris
diat
     
rare
Dictyosphaerium
chlor
rare
 
rare
rare
Encyonema caespitosum
diat
     
rare

Fragilaria capucina

diat

 

frequent

 

frequent

Gomphonema truncatum

diat

 
frequent
 

rare

Gonatozygon kinahanii
chlor
 
rare
   
Kirchneriella
chlor
rare
 
rare
 
Mallomonas
crypto
   
rare
 

Melosira sp.

diat

common

 

frequent

frequent

Melosira varians

diatom

 

?frequent

   

Microcystis aeruginosa

cyano

?rare

     

Microcystis flos-aquae

cyano

 

     

Mougeotia sp 5µm.

chlor

     

common

Mougeotia sp 11µm.

chlor

 

frequent
 

common

Mougeotia sp 14µm.

chlor

rare
     

Mougeotia sp 17µm.

chlor

 
frequent
   

Mougeotia sp 20µm.

chlor

   

 
rare
Navicula digitoradiata
diat
 
frequent
 
rare

Nitzschia vermicularis

diat

   
rare

Oedogonium sp. ~14µm

chlor

 

rare
 

frequent

Oedogonium sp. ~30µm

chlor

 

 
rare
 

Oscillatoria sp. ~3µm
cyano
     
rare
Oscillatoria sp. ~8µm
cyano
common
common
   

Pandorina sp.

flagell

rare
 

   

Pediastrum boryanum

chlor

frequent

   
frequent
Pediastrum duplex
 
chlor
   
frequent
frequent

Pediastrum tetras

chlor

 

   
rare

Pseudanabaena sp.

cyano

   

 
frequent

Radiococcus planctonicus ?(see Coenococcus)

chloro

rare
 

rare
 
Scenedesmus sp.
chlor
rare
 
rare
rare
Spirogyra 17µm.
chlor
 
common
frequent
frequent
Spirogyra 20µm.
chlor
     
common

Staurastrum longipes

desm

rare

     

Staurastrum planctonicum

desm

rare

 
rare
 
Synedra acus
diat
   
frequent
frequent
Synedra berolinensis
diat
     
frequent
Synedra ulna
diat
     
frequent

Woronichinia naegliella  

cyano

common

common

common
frequent

Zygnema 20µm

chlor

     
common

John Kinross