Specimens are grouped into orders following Guiry and Guiry (2019).
Gonyaulacales
Ceratium
1. Ceratium hirundinella (empty cell)
320x
320x
Dollar Bay from boat
oblique plankton tow
7/29/10
pH 8.9, 27°C, 133 uS
2. Ceratium hirundinella
400x
Osceola pond #1
plankton tow
7/16/10
pH 8.4, 24°C, 229 uS
3. Ceratium hirundinella
400x
400x
Keweenaw Waterway at MTU
oblique plankton tow
8/12/10
pH 8.6, 26°C, 132 uS
4. Ceratium hirundinella (cyst)
640x
Torch Lake at Lake Linden boat launch
surface plankton tow
10/10/01
pH 7.7, 16°C
5. Ceratium cornutum
500x
Fulton Creek beaver pond
plankton tow
7/21/10
pH 7.4, 28°C, 464 uS
6. Ceratium cornutum
500x
500x
same as above
7. Ceratium cornutum (empty cell)
500x
500x
same as above
Peridiniales
Peridinium
1. Peridinium willei
800x
800x
Hungarian Falls, pool behind dam
surface plankton tow
10/10/01
pH 7.6, 15°C
2. Peridinium willei
800x
Keweenaw Waterway at MTU
plankton tow
6/11/03
16.5°C
3. Peridinium
800x
old Laurium dump pond
plant detritus sample
10/25/07
7.5°C
4. Peridinium
800x
Pike Bay from dock
oblique plankton tow
7/30/06
24.5°C
5. Peridinium
800x
Keweenaw Waterway at MTU
plankton tow
5/1/03
7°C
6. Peridinium
800x
Dollar Bay from boat
surface plankton tow
9/18/05
21°C
7. Peridinium
800x
Dollar Bay from boat
oblique plankton tow
7/29/10
pH 8.9, 27°C, 133 uS
Peridiniopsis
1. Peridiniopsis elpatiewskyi
800x
Moyle Concrete pond
surface plankton tow
9/5/01
pH 7.9, 25°C
Gymnodiniales
Gymnodinium
1. Gymnodinium
800x
Perrault Bog
plant detritus sample
6/19/07
19.5°C
2. Gymnodinium
800x
Rice Lake marsh
plankton tow through vegetation
10/23/05
7°C
3. Gymnodinium
800x
Keweenaw Waterway at MTU
plankton tow
5/1/03
7°C
4. Gymnodinium
800x
Arnheim Sloughs puddle
plant detritus sample
10/20/05
10.5°C
5. Gymnodinium
800x
Perrault Bog
floating algal mass
6/17/10
pH 5.0, 23°C, 41 uS
6. Gymnodinium
800x
Keweenaw Waterway at Houghton Park
plankton tow
10/16/07
7. Gymnodinium
800x
Rice Lake from northern shore
surface plankton tow
10/23/05
8.5°C
8. Gymnodinium
400x
Lake Superior out of Keweenaw Bay
oblique plankton tow
9/18/05
19°C
Phytodiniales
Cystodinium
1. Cystodinium cornifax
800x
800x
Scales Creek, nearby puddle #2
plant detritus sample
6/3/10
pH 6.7, 14°C, 179 uS
2. Cystodinium cornifax
800x
Snowmobile Trail 17 marsh #2
plankton tow
7/15/10
pH 6.7, 26°C, 162 uS
3. Cystodinium cornifax
800x
Sturgeon River Sloughs site #1
aquatic plant sample
10/20/05
10.5°C
4. Cystodinium cornifax
800x
same as above
Dinococcus
Raciborskia is a synonym (Guiry et al. 2010).
1. Dinococcus
800x
Keweenaw Waterway at MTU
oblique plankton tow
10/16/05
13.5°C
2. Dinococcus
800x
Dollar Bay at boat launch
surface plankton tow
9/21/05
20.5°C
3. Dinococcus
800x
Dollar Bay from boat
surface plankton tow
9/18/05
21°C
4. Dinococcus
800x
Portage Lake from boat
oblique plankton tow
9/18/05
20°C