Phytoplankton (Algae) and Zooplankton
Collected and Identified
in Little Fresh Pond and Black's Nook
by Squizzle Plekavich

PHOTOS of some Fresh Pond Algae taken by Squizzle  TOTAL SPECIES LIST 2003-2011  Earlier Years: 2011 2010 2009  2008  2007  2006  2005  2003-4

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Black's Nook 2:20pm, 1/14/12.
Water temperature 35.8 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Dinobryon
Synura
Staurastrum
Fragilaria
Microspora
Peridinium
Asterionella
Ankistrodesmus
Mallomonas
Coelastrum
Stigeoclonium
Protoderma
Oedogonium
Phytoconis
Cosmarium
Desmidium
Docidium
Uroglenopsis
The Synura, Uroglenopsis, Dinobryon association has returned.

 

Zooplankton
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella, Synchaeta)

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Little Fresh Pond 2:40pm, 1/14/12.
Water temperature 37.8 degrees F.

Phytoplankton
Asterionella (5/ml)
Pediastrum (1/ml)
Dinobryon (3/ml)
Scenedesmus
Microspora (1/ml)
Fragilaria
Peridinium
Ankistrodesmus
Tabellaria
Schroederia
Synura
Microcystis
Mallomonas
Euglena (1/ml)
Staurastrum
Oedogonium
Navicula
Palmella
Docidium
Cymatopleura
Trachelomonas

Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Cladocerans (Bosmina)
Rotifers (Keratella, Asplanchna, Brachionus)