Other Algae (Excluding Diatoms)

This list is from a publication by Whitford and Kim (1971). The taxonomy has not been updated from that publication. The diatoms have been omitted, but a much more recent list is provided on the Rocky Mountain National Park Diatoms page.

Family	Scientific Name	Photo
Chlorophyceae	Ankistrodesmus falcatus (Corda) Ralfs
Chlorophyceae	Ankistrodesmus spiralis (Turn.) Lemm.
Chlorophyceae	Aphanochaete repens A.Br.
Chlorophyceae	Botryococcus braunii Kutz.
Chlorophyceae	Bulbochaete nordstedtii f. suberecta Collins
Chlorophyceae	Bulbochaete sp.
Chlorophyceae	Chlamydomonas nivalis Chod.
Chlorophyceae	Chlamydomonas sp.
Chlorophyceae	Closterium cornu Ehr.
Chlorophyceae	Closterium costatum Corda
Chlorophyceae	Closterium dianae Ehr.
Chlorophyceae	Closterium didymotocum Corda
Chlorophyceae	Closterium kuetzingii Breb.
Chlorophyceae	Closterium lunula Nitz.
Chlorophyceae	Closterium lunula var. maximum Borge
Chlorophyceae	Closterium striolatum Kutz.
Chlorophyceae	Closteriopsis longissima Lemm.
Chlorophyceae	Cosmarium blytii Wille
Chlorophyceae	Cosmarium botrytis Menegh.
Chlorophyceae	Cosmarium crenatum Ralfs
Chlorophyceae	Cosmarium dentatum Wolle
Chlorophyceae	Cosmarium margaritatum (Lund.) Roy & Biss.
Chlorophyceae	Cosmarium nasutum Nord.
Chlorophyceae	Cosmarium orthostichum Lund.
Chlorophyceae	Cosmarium pseudobroomei Wolld
Chlorophyceae	Cosmarium pygmaeum Arch.
Chlorophyceae	Cosmarium rectangulare Grun.
Chlorophyceae	Cosmarium reniforme (Ralfs) Arch.
Chlorophyceae	Cosmarium staurastroides var. porosum Scott & Presc.
Chlorophyceae	Cylindrocystis americana var. minor W & G.S. West
Chlorophyceae	Dictyosphaerium pulchellum Wood
Chlorophyceae	Euastrum bidentatum Nag.
Chlorophyceae	Euastrum denticulatum ? (Kirch.) Gay
Chlorophyceae	Hyalotheca dissiliens (Smith) Breb.
Chlorophyceae	Microspora pachyderma (Wille) Lagerh.
Chlorophyceae	Microspora tumidula Hazen
Chlorophyceae	Mougeotia sp.
Chlorophyceae	Netrium digitus (Ehr.) Itz.
Chlorophyceae	Oedogonium tapeinosporum ? Wittr.
Chlorophyceae	Oocystis sp.
Chlorophyceae	Pandorina morum Bory
Chlorophyceae	Pediastrum boryanum (Turp.) Menegh.
Chlorophyceae	Pediastrum boryanum var. longicorne Racib.
Chlorophyceae	Pediastrum boryanum var. perforatum Racib.
Chlorophyceae	Pediastrum integrum Nag.
Chlorophyceae	Pediastrum tetras (Ehr.) Ralfs
Chlorophyceae	Planktosphaeria gelatinosa G. M. Smith
Chlorophyceae	Scenedesmus bijuga (Turp.) Lagerh.
Chlorophyceae	Scenedesmus dimorphus (Turp.) Kutz.
Chlorophyceae	Scenedesmus obliquus (Turp.) Kutz.
Chlorophyceae	Schroederia setigera Lemm.
Chlorophyceae	Scotiella cryophila Chodat
Chlorophyceae	Selenastrum westii G. M. Smith
Chlorophyceae	Sphaerocystis schroeteri Chod.
Chlorophyceae	Sphaerozosma granulatum Roy & Biss.
Chlorophyceae	Spirogyra crassa ? Kutz.
Chlorophyceae	Spirogyra sp.
Chlorophyceae	Staurastrum arctiscon var. glabrum W. & G. S. West
Chlorophyceae	Staurastrum margaritaceum (Ehr.) Menegh.
Chlorophyceae	Staurastrum paradoxum Meyen
Chlorophyceae	Staurastrum punctulatum Breb.
Chlorophyceae	Staurastrum sp.
Chlorophyceae	Stigeoclonium sp.
Chlorophyceae	Volvox aureus Ehr.
Chlorophyceae	Zygnema sp.
Chrysophyceae	Chlorellidium separabilis Pasch.
Chrysophyceae	Dinobryon sertularia Ehr.
Chrysophyceae	Epipyxis utriculus Ehr.
Chrysophyceae	Synura sphagnicola Korsch.
Chrysophyceae	Pseudokephyrion pseudospirale Bourr.
Cryptophyceae	Chilomonas sp.
Cryptophyceae	Cryptomonas obovata Skuja
Cryptophyceae	Cryptomonas sp.
Cyanophyceae	Anabaena flos-aquae (Lyng.) Breb.	Click here
Cyanophyceae	Anabaena limnetica G. M. Smith	Click here
Cyanophyceae	Anabaena oscillarioides Bory.	Click here
Cyanophyceae	Aphanocapsa pulchra (Kutz.) Rabh.
Cyanophyceae	Chroococcus varius A. Br.	Click here
Cyanophyceae	Cylindrospermum americana var. minor Cush.	Click here
Cyanophyceae	Fischerella muscicola (Borzi) Gomont	Click here
Cyanophyceae	Gloeocystis nostochinearum Itzig.
Cyanophyceae	Nodularia sp.	Click here
Cyanophyceae	Nostoc muscorum C. A. Ag.	Click here
Cyanophyceae	Nostoc paludosum Kutz.	Click here
Cyanophyceae	Oscillatoria limnetica ? Lemm.	Click here
Cyanophyceae	Spirulina laxa G. M. Smith	Click here
Cyanophyceae	Tolypothrix lanata Wartm.	Click here
Cyanophyceae	Tolypothrix penicilliata (Ag.) Thuret	Click here
Dinophyceae	Ceratium hirundinella (OFM) Schrank
Dinophyceae	Peridinium volzii Lemm.
Dinophyceae	Peridinium willei Huit-Kass
Eugenophyceae	Euglena acus Ehr.
Eugenophyceae	Euglena tripteris (Duj.) Klebs
Eugenophyceae	Euglena proxima Dang.
Eugenophyceae	Euglena sp.
Eugenophyceae	Lepocinclis ovum var. buetschlii Lemm.
Eugenophyceae	Lepocinclis sp.
Eugenophyceae	Phacus brevicauda (Klebs) Lemm.
Eugenophyceae	Phacus undulatus (Skuja) Pochm.
Eugenophyceae	Trachelomonas abrupta (Swir.) Defl.
Eugenophyceae	Trachelomonas dubia (Swir.) Defl.
Eugenophyceae	Trachelomonas hispida (Perty) Stein
Eugenophyceae	Trachelomonas intermedia Dang.
Eugenophyceae	Trachelomonas nigra Swir.
Eugenophyceae	Trachelomonas oblongata var. attenuata Playf.
Eugenophyceae	Trachelomonas superba (Swir.) Defl.
Xanthophyceae	Botrydium granulatum Greve.
Xanthophyceae	Ophiocytium parvulum (Perty) A.Br.
Xanthophyceae	Tribonema bombycinum (Ag.) Derbes & Sol.
Xanthophyceae	Tribonema minus (Wolle) Hazen

References

Whitford, L. A. and Yoon C. Kim. 1971. Algae from Alpine Areas in Rocky Mountain National Park. Am. Midl. Naturalist 85(2):425-430.

Updated:12/17/02