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Desmidiales #2

Micrasterias

1. Micrasterias denticulata
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ditch north of Boston
filamentous algae sample
10/3/01
2. Micrasterias denticulata
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Thirteen Mile Lake, treeline puddle
plant detritus sample
6/17/10
3. Micrasterias truncata
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Osceola pond #2
plankton tow
7/16/10
pH 8.9, 25°C, 267 uS
4. Micrasterias truncata
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Perrault Bog
floating algal mass
6/17/10
pH 5.0, 23°C, 41 uS
5. Micrasterias foliacea
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Twelve Mile Lake
plankton tow
6/17/10
pH 5.7, 24°C, 15 uS
6. Micrasterias foliacea
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Rice Lake from northern shore
macro-algae sample
8/7/10
pH 8.1, 23°C, 60 uS
7. Micrasterias radiosa
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Scales Creek, below beaver dam
plant detritus sample
6/3/10
pH 6.9, 18°C, 113 uS
8. Micrasterias radiosa
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Fulton Creek beaver pond
plankton tow
7/21/10
pH 7.4, 28°C, 464 uS
9. Micrasterias fimbriata
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Perrault Bog
floating algal mass
6/17/10
pH 5.0, 23°C, 41 uS
10. Micrasterias fimbriata
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Perrault Bog
plant detritus sample
8/5/10
pH 6.0, 23°C, 34 uS
11. Micrasterias rotata
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Perrault Bog
floating algal mass
6/17/10
pH 5.0, 23°C, 41 uS
12. Micrasterias rotata
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Rice Lake marsh
plankton tow through vegetation
10/23/05
7°C
13. Micrasterias crux-melitensis
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Osceola pond #1
plant detritus sample
7/16/10
pH 8.4, 24°C, 229 uS
14. Micrasterias radiata
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Rice Lake from northern shore
aquatic plant sample
9/27/05
20°C
15. Micrasterias radiata
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Rice Lake at boat launch
surface plankton tow
10/23/05
9°C
16. Micrasterias radiata var. gracillima
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Rice Lake from northern shore
surface plankton tow
9/27/05
20°C
17. Micrasterias mahabuleshwarensis
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Arnheim Sloughs site #1
plant detritus sample
10/20/05
14°C
18. Micrasterias americana
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Rice Lake from northern shore
aquatic plant sample
9/27/05
20°C
19. Micrasterias arucata
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Perrault Bog
plant detritus sample
8/5/10
pH 6.0, 23°C, 34 uS
20. Micrasterias arucata
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Twelve Mile Lake
plankton tow
10/23/07
21. Micrasterias pinnatifida
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Rice Lake from northern shore
aquatic plant sample
9/27/05
20°C
22. Micrasterias pinnatifida
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same as above
23. Micrasterias laticeps
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Rice Lake from northern shore
surface plankton tow
9/27/05
20°C
24. Micrasterias laticeps
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Rice Lake from northern shore
aquatic plant sample
9/27/05
20°C
25. Micrasterias muricata
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Rice Lake from northern shore
surface plankton tow
9/27/05
20°C
26. Micrasterias muricata
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same as above

Octacanthium

1. Octacanthium
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Perrault Bog
floating algal mass
6/17/10
pH 5.0, 23°C, 41 uS
2. Octacanthium
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Thirteen Mile Lake
plankton tow
6/17/10
pH 5.7, 22°C, 17 uS
3. Octacanthium
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Twelve Mile Lake
aquatic plant sample
10/23/07

Onychonema

1. Onychonema
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Rice Lake from northern shore
aquatic plant sample
9/27/05
20°C
2. Onychonema
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Fulton Creek beaver pond
plankton tow
7/21/10
pH 7.4, 28°C, 464 uS
3. Onychonema
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Rice Lake from northern shore
surface plankton tow
9/27/05
20°C
4. Onychonema
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Fulton Creek beaver pond
aquatic plant sample
7/21/10
pH 7.4, 28°C, 464 uS
5. Onychonema
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Moyle Concrete pond
plankton tow
10/23/07
6. Onychonema
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Rice Lake marsh #1
aquatic plant sample
8/12/10
pH 7.2, 26°C, 69 uS

Penium

1. Penium
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Perrault Bog
plant detritus sample
10/11/05
11.5°C
2. Penium
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same as above

Pleurotaenium

1. Pleurotaenium
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Arnheim Sloughs puddle #2
plant detritus sample
5/27/10
23°C
2. Pleurotaenium
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Rice Lake from northern shore
aquatic plant sample
9/27/05
20°C
3. Pleurotaenium
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Perrault Bog
plant detritus sample
6/19/07
19.5°C
4. Pleurotaenium
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Snowmobile Trail 17 marsh #3
aquatic plant sample
7/15/10
pH 7.6, 25°C, 58 uS
5. Pleurotaenium
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Perrault Bog
plant detritus sample
8/5/10
pH 6.0, 23°C, 34 uS
6. Pleurotaenium
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Perrault Bog
plant detritus sample
10/11/05
11.5°C
7. Pleurotaenium
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Twelve Mile Lake
plankton tow
10/23/07
8. Pleurotaenium
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Twelve Mile Lake
aquatic plant sample
10/23/07

Spinoclosterium

1. Spinoclosterium
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Rice Lake marsh #2
aquatic plant sample
8/7/10
pH 7.4, 21°C, 80 uS
2. Spinoclosterium
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Rice Lake from northern shore
aquatic plant sample
9/27/05
20°C

Spondylosium

1. Spondylosium pulchrum
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Dollar Bay at marina
aquatic plant sample
10/15/05
11°C
2. Spondylosium pulchrum
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Twelve Mile Lake
plankton tow
10/23/07
3. Spondylosium rectangulare
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Perrault Bog
plant detritus sample
10/11/05
11.5°C
4. Spondylosium rectangulare
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Perrault Bog
floating algal mass
6/17/10
pH 5.0, 23°C, 41 uS
5. Spondylosium moniliforme
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Dollar Bay from boat
surface plankton tow
9/26/01
6. Spondylosium moniliforme
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Dollar Bay at boat launch
plankton tow
9/19/03
pH 7.7, 17.5°C
7. Spondylosium planum
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Keweenaw Waterway at MTU
surface plankton tow
11/8/01
8. Spondylosium planum
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Rice Lake from northern shore
surface plankton tow
9/27/05
20°C
9. Spondylosium
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old Laurium dump pond
floating algal mass
7/1/10
pH 7.0, 17°C, 115 uS
10. Spondylosium
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Rice Lake from northern shore
macro-algae sample
8/7/10
pH 8.1, 23°C, 60 uS
11. Spondylosium
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Rice Lake from northern shore
plankton tow
8/12/10
pH 7.4, 26°C, 81 uS

Staurastrum

1. Staurastrum leptacanthum
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Rice Lake from northern shore
plankton tow
8/7/10
pH 8.1, 23°C, 60 uS
2. Staurastrum leptacanthum
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Rice Lake from northern shore
aquatic plant sample
9/27/05
20°C
3. Staurastrum furcigerum
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Dollar Bay at boat launch
surface plankton tow
9/21/05
20.5°C
4. Staurastrum pentacerum

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Snowmobile Trail 17 marsh #2
plankton tow
7/15/10
pH 6.7, 26°C, 162 uS
5. Staurastrum pentacerum
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Rice Lake marsh #1
plankton tow through vegetation
8/12/10
pH 7.2, 26°C, 69 uS
6. Staurastrum
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Perrault Bog
plant detritus sample
8/5/10
pH 6.0, 23°C, 34 uS
7. Staurastrum cyrtocerum
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Peepsock Trail lower stream
aquatic plant sample
9/29/01
8. Staurastrum
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Copper City, Trail 3 pond #1
plankton tow
7/21/10
pH 7.9, 27°C, 33 uS
9. Staurastrum pseudopelagicum
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Perrault Bog
plant detritus sample
6/19/07
19.5°C
10. Staurastrum grallatorium
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Rice Lake from northern shore
surface plankton tow
9/27/05
20°C
11. Staurastrum
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Scales Creek, below beaver dam
plant detritus sample
6/3/10
pH 6.9, 18°C, 113 uS
12. Staurastrum leptacladum
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Rice Lake from northern shore
surface plankton tow
9/27/05
20°C
13. Staurastrum leptacladum
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Rice Lake from northern shore
plankton tow
8/7/10
pH 8.1, 23°C, 60 uS
14. Staurastrum elongatum
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Perrault Bog
plant detritus sample
9/5/01
pH 3.8, 26°C
15. Staurastrum
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Perrault Bog
plant detritus sample
8/5/10
pH 6.0, 23°C, 34 uS
16. Staurastrum
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Perrault Bog
plant detritus sample
9/13/05
pH 5.1, 22.2°C
17. Staurastrum breviaculeatum
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Lake Annie Rd farm pond
macro-algae sample
10/3/01
18. Staurastrum
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Perrault Bog
floating algal mass
6/17/10
pH 5.0, 23°C, 41 uS
19. Staurastrum longispinum
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Rice Lake from northern shore
aquatic plant sample
9/27/05
20°C

Staurodesmus

This genus includes all members once belonging to Arthrodesmus and several members from Staurastrum (Wehr and Sheath 2003).

1. Staurodesmus curvatum var. elongatum
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Rice Lake from northern shore
aquatic plant sample
9/27/05
20°C
2. Staurodesmus dejectus
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Perrault Bog
plant detritus sample
8/5/10
pH 6.0, 23°C, 34 uS
3. Staurodesmus dejectus
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Rice Lake from northern shore
aquatic plant sample
8/7/10
pH 8.1, 23°C, 60 uS
4. Staurodesmus convergens
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Rice Lake from northern shore
surface plankton tow
9/27/05
20°C
5. Staurodesmus convergens
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Rice Lake from northern shore
surface plankton tow
10/23/05
8.5°C
6. Staurodesmus
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Twelve Mile Lake
aquatic plant sample
6/17/10
pH 5.7, 24°C, 15 uS
7. Staurodesmus
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8. Staurodesmus
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Scales Creek beaver pond
plankton tow
6/8/10
pH 7.9, 18°C, 109 uS
9. Staurodesmus
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Sturgeon River Sloughs site #1
aquatic plant sample
5/27/10
23°C
10. Staurodesmus
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Scales Creek beaver pond
plankton tow
6/8/10
pH 7.9, 18°C, 109 uS
11. Staurodesmus
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Traverse River at Mohawk-Gay Rd
plant detritus sample
5/20/10
18°C
12. Staurodesmus
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Twelve Mile Lake
aquatic plant sample
10/23/07

Tetmemorus

1. Tetmemorus
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Perrault Bog
plant detritus sample
8/5/10
pH 6.0, 23°C, 34 uS
2. Tetmemorus
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Triploceras

1. Triploceras verticillatum
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Rice Lake marsh
plankton tow through vegetation
10/23/05
7°C
2. Triploceras verticillatum
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Rice Lake from northern shore
aquatic plant sample
9/27/05
20°C
3. Triploceras verticillatum
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Snowmobile Trail 17 marsh #3
plankton tow
7/15/10
pH 7.6, 25°C, 58 uS
4. Triploceras verticillatum
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Twelve Mile Lake, adjacent pond
plankton tow
6/17/10
pH 6.0, 20°C, 15 uS

Xanthidium

1. Xanthidium armatum
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Perrault Bog
plant detritus sample
5/20/10
22°C
2. Xanthidium armatum
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Perrault Bog
plant detritus sample
8/5/10
pH 6.0, 23°C, 34 uS
3. Xanthidium antilopaeum
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Perrault Bog
plant detritus sample
9/13/05
pH 5.1, 22.2°C
4. Xanthidium antilopaeum
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Perrault Bog
plant detritus sample
5/20/10
22°C
5. Xanthidium antilopaeum var. depauperatum
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old Superior Mine pond
surface plankton tow
9/5/01
pH 6.5, 27°C
6. Xanthidium
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Scales Creek, below beaver dam
plant detritus sample
6/3/10
pH 6.9, 18°C, 113 uS
7. Xanthidium
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8. Xanthidium cristatum
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Rice Lake from northern shore
aquatic plant sample
9/27/05
20°C
9. Xanthidium cristatum
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Rice Lake from northern shore
surface plankton tow
10/23/05
8.5°C