Algae found in Beaver Reservoir, Arkansas, 2006

by Russell G. Rhodes

Department of Biology

Missouri State University

Springfield, Missouri

Note: All images contained in the tables on this website have been taken at the same magnificaction (400X) and modified only as to contrast and have been preserved in Lugol's solution.  Thus the appearance of the algae presented below is as seen in a settling chamber at 400x.  This site is for educational purposes only.

Table 1.  Algae found at station 1E, Beaver Lake

Asterionella- Feb06	Cryptomonad- Feb06	Fragillaria- Feb06	Melosira- Feb06
Stephanodiscus- Feb06	Peridinium- May-06		Micrometer- each mark = 0.01mm (10 microns)

Table 2.  Algae found at station 2E, Beaver Lake

Ankistrodesmus	Cryptomonas	Navicula	Peridinium
Synedra	Dinobryon, May-06, phase	Rhizosolenium, May-06	Synura, May-06

Table 3.  Algae found at station 3E, Beaver Lake

Cryptomonas	Oscillatoria tenuis	Staurastrum	Stephanodiscus
Trachelomonas

Table 4.  Algae found at station 4E, Beaver Lake

Cryptomonas	Mallomonas and Cryptomonas	Chlamydomonas	Dinobryon
Euglena	Treubaria

Table 5.  Algae found at station 5e, Beaver lake

Diatoma, girdle view	Diatoma, valve view	Nitzschia, valve view with keel	Synura
Trachelomonas with flagellum