DISCOVER PLANKTON

Key to identify plankton species from Greifensee, based on the underwater images.

The actual images from the underwater microscope deployed in Greifensee can be found under Latest Data

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phyto cam – 5x magnification

cyanobacteria

Dolichospermum sp
Lyngbya sp
Planktothrix rubescens
Chroococcus sp
Aphanizomenon sp
Gomphosphaeria sp
Coleosphaerium sp
Microcystis aeruginosa like
Microcystis wesenbergii like

chrysophytes

Mallomonas (caudata or acaroides)
Mallomonas akrokomos
Synura sp
Uroglena volvox
Dinobryon sp

diatoms

Aulacoseira/Melosira sp
Centric diatom aggregate
Centric diatom
Tabellaria sp
Synedra cyclopum colony
Pennate diatom
Asterionella formosa
Fragillaria crotonensis
Synedra acus angustissima
Synedra sp

dinoflagellates

Peridinium sp
Peridinium willei
Gymnodinium sp
Ceratium hirundinella

cryptophytes

Cryptomonas sp
Rhodomonas sp
Cryptomonas sp
Cryptomonas sp

green algae

Tetraedron minimum
Scenedesmus sp
Planktosphaer gelatinosa
Phacotus (lenticularis)
Pandorina sp
Gonium sp
Hormodium sp
Coelastrum reticulatum
Pediastrum sp
Oocystaceae
Colonial chlorophytes
Chlorophytes

desmids

Staurastrum sp
Cosmarium sp
Closterium sp
Closterium sp
Elakatothrix sp

ciliates

Coleps sp.
Vorticella sp
Askenasia sp
Tintinnopsis sp
Tintinidium sp
Didinium sp
Strombidium sp.
Paradileptus elephantinus
Cinetochilum sp
Rimostrombidium sp
Rimostrombidium sp
Histiobalantium sp

rotifers

Ascomorpha sp
Gastropus sp
Synchaeta sp
Conochillus sp
Trichocerca sp
Polyarthra sp
Keratella quadrata
Keratella cochlearis
Kellicottia sp.
Asplanchna sp
Rotifer

zooplankton

Diaphanosoma sp
Bosmina sp
Nauplius (juvenile copepod)
Cyclopoid copepod
Copepod with Epistylis sp epibionts
Copepod with epibionts

ZOO CAM – 0.5X MAGNIFICATION

CLADOCERA

Daphnia sp
Bosmina sp
Diaphanosoma sp
Leptodora kindtii

copepods

Cyclopoid copepod with eggs and algal epibiont
Eudiaptomus sp with eggs and algal epibionts
Nauplius

hydra

Hydra

chaoborus larvae

Chaborus larvae

fish

Fish
Fish
Fish

cyanobacteria

Colonial Cyanobacteria
Colonial Cyanobacteria
Colonial Cyanobacteria
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae

chrysophytes

Uroglena sp
Dinobryon sp

diatoms

Fragilaria sp
Diatom chain
Asterionella formosa
Asterionella formosa colony – “lake snow”

dinoflagellates

Ceratium hirundinella

ciliates

Paradileptus sp

rotifers

Synchaeta
Kellicottia sp
Trichocerca sp
Polyarthra sp
Keratella quadrata
Keratella cochlearis
Asplanchna sp
Conochilus sp
Rotifer
Rotifer

heliozoa

Heliozoa