Mountain Lochan Algae 4

KEY: periphyton = pp plankton = pk present = * dominant = D codominant = CD identity uncertain:closest match = ?

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LOCATION

Corrie
anLochan
(Cairngorm)

Lochan
Uaine
(Ben Macdui)

(Kinloch-
leven)

Loch Coire
na Cairne
(Torridon)

L.Coire Mhic
Fearchair
(Torridon)

Gorm Lochan
(Glen Shiel)

Lochan
nan Cat
(Ben Lawers)

Lochan Coire
Choille-rais
(Loch Laggan)

NGR

982028

30017981

22257654

19228582

19428609

21258133

26457426

24337867

'EMERGE' CODE No.

SCO379

SCO382

SCO172

SCO067

SCO076

SCO140

SCO366

SCO330

SAMPLE TYPE

SPECIES

Scytonema

Sphaerocystis

Spirogyra 17µm.

Spirogyra 20µm. L

Spirogyra 25µm. L

Spirogyra 28µm.

Spirogyra 32µm.

Spondylosium planum L

Staurastrum anatinum L

Staurastrum arctiscon

Staurastrum furcigerum L

Staurastrum lunatum L

Staurastrum ?manfeldtii

Staurastrum planctonicum

Staurastrum teliferum

Staurodesmus ?

Staurodesmus triangularis

Stenopterobia stigmatella

Stigeoclonium 14µm. L

Stigonema

Surirella sp.

Surirella angusta

Surirella elegans

Surirella roba

Surirella tenera

Synechococcus L

Synechocystis

Synedra acus

Synedra ulna

Tabellaria fenestrata var. fenestrata L

Tabellaria flocculosa

Tetmemorus brebissonii

Tetmemorus granulatus

Tolypothrix distorta

Ulothrix 7µm.

Ulothrix 11µm.

Ulothrix 25µm.

Xanthidium antilopeum L

Xanthidium armatum

Xanthidium cristatum L

Zygnema 20µm.

Zygnema 28-32µm.