Specimens are grouped into orders following Guiry and Guiry (2019).
Chlorellales
Chlorella
Zoochlorellais a synonym (Guiry et al. 2010).
1. Chlorella
800x
800x
Twelve Mile Lake
plankton tow
10/23/07
Dictyosphaerium
1. Dictyosphaerium pulchellum
800x
800x
Dollar Bay at marina
plankton tow
8/12/10
pH 8.4, 26°C, 130 uS
2. Dictyosphaerium pulchellum
800x
800x
Torch Lake at Hubbell boat launch
oblique plankton tow
10/15/05
13°C
3. Dictyosphaerium pulchellum
640x
640x
Pike Bay from dock
surface plankton tow
10/20/05
11.5°C
4. Dictyosphaerium ehrenbergianum
800x
800x
Sturgeon River Sloughs site #1
aquatic plant sample
10/20/05
10.5°C
5. Dictyosphaerium ehrenbergianum
800x
800x
Swedetown Pond
aquatic plant sample
10/2/07
Eremosphaera
1. Eremosphaera viridis
500x
500x
Perrault Bog
plant detritus sample
9/10/01
2. Eremosphaera viridis
500x
500x
800x
Perrault Bog
plant detritus sample
10/23/07
3. Eremosphaera viridis
800x
Perrault Bog
plant detritus sample
9/13/05
pH 5.1, 22.2°C
4. Eremosphaera viridis
640x
same as above
Geminella
1. Geminella
320x
800x
Perrault Bog
plant detritus sample
8/5/10
pH 6.0, 23°C, 34 uS
2. Geminella
800x
800x
same as above
Lagerheimia
Guiry et al. (2011) notes that this genus has an
uncertain status.
1. Lagerheimia
800x
Portage Lake from boat
oblique plankton tow
9/18/05
20°C
2. Lagerheimia
800x
same as above
3. Lagerheimia
800x
same as above
4. Lagerheimia
800x
Dollar Bay at boat launch
surface plankton tow
9/21/05
20.5°C
Micractinium
Errerella is a synonym (John et al. 2002). Species were identified with John et al.
(2002).
1. Micractinium quadrisetum
800x
Keweenaw Waterway at MTU
oblique plankton tow
10/16/05
13.5°C
2. Micractinium quadrisetum
640x
same as above
3. Micractinium pusillum
800x
same as above
4. Micractinium bornhemiense
800x
Portage Lake from boat
oblique plankton tow
9/18/05
20°C
5. Micractinium bornhemiense
500x
Pike Bay from dock
surface plankton tow
10/20/05
11.5°C
Nephrocytium
1. Nephrocytium agardhianum
800x
800x
Sturgeon River Sloughs site #1
aquatic plant sample
10/20/05
10.5°C
2. Nephrocytium
800x
800x
Osceola pond #1
plant detritus sample
7/16/10
pH 8.4, 24°C, 229 uS
3. Nephrocytium
800x
800x
same as above
Oocystis
1. Oocystis
800x
800x
Dollar Bay from boat
surface plankton tow
9/18/05
21°C
2. Oocystis
800x
Portage Lake from boat
oblique plankton tow
9/18/05
20°C
3. Oocystis
800x
800x
Dollar Bay from boat
oblique plankton tow
7/29/10
pH 8.9, 27°C, 133 uS
4. Oocystis
800x
old Laurium dump pond
floating algal mass
7/1/10
pH 7.0, 17°C, 115 uS
Microthamiales
Microthamnion
1. Microthamnion
800x
Arnheim Sloughs puddle #2
plant detritus sample
5/27/10
23°C
2. Microthamnion
800x
same as above
3. Microthamnion
800x
800x
Eleven Mile Lake, west roadside marsh
aquatic plant sample
6/17/10
pH 5.7, 20°C, 15 uS
4. Microthamnion
250x
800x
800x
same as above
Trebouxiales
Botryococcus
1. Botryococcus
250x
Rice Lake from northern shore
surface plankton tow
9/27/05
20°C
2. Botryococcus
640x
Keweenaw Waterway at MTU
oblique plankton tow
10/16/05
13.5°C
3. Botryococcus
250x
800x
Twelve Mile Lake
plankton tow
10/23/07
4. Botryococcus
800x
800x
Scales Creek beaver pond
plankton tow
6/8/10
pH 7.9, 18°C, 109 uS
5. Botryococcus
800x
Scales Creek beaver pond
aquatic plant sample
6/3/10
pH 7.7, 22°C, 97 uS
6. Botryococcus
500x
500x
Osceola pond #2
plankton tow
7/16/10
pH 8.9, 25°C, 267 uS
7. Botryococcus
640x
640x
Moyle Concrete pond
plankton tow
10/23/07
Uncertain Placement
Crucigenia
Crucigeniella is a synonym (Guiry et al. 2011).
1. Crucigenia rectangularis
800x
Dollar Bay at marina
aquatic plant sample
10/15/05
11°C
2. Crucigenia rectangularis
800x
Osceola pond #1
plant detritus sample
7/16/10
pH 8.4, 24°C, 229 uS
3. Crucigenia rectangularis
800x
Dollar Bay from boat
surface plankton tow
9/18/05
21°C
4. Crucigenia irregularis
800x
Dollar Bay from boat
aquatic plant sample
8/29/01
pH 7.7, 26°C
Dispora
1. Dispora
800x
Perrault Bog
floating algal mass
6/17/10
pH 5.0, 23°C, 41 uS
2. Dispora
800x
Twelve Mile Lake
aquatic plant sample
10/23/07