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Achnanthes cf inflata
Diatoms
Achnanthes, Lake Waihola, X640
Achnanthidium
Diatoms
Achnanthidium, north Taranaki swamp,
X400
Actinastrum
Green algae
Actinastrum (sewage pond), X640
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Ammatoidea
Cyanobacteria
Ammatoidea, X1000.
Anabaena
Cyanobacteria
Anabaena, Tomahawk Lagoon, X640
Ankistrodesmus
Green algae
Ankistrodesmus (sewage pond), X400
Aphanocapsa
Cyanobacteria
Aphanocapsa, Waipori River, X25
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Aphanothece
Cyanobacteria
Aphanothece, Hayes Creek, X6
Arthrodesmus
Green algae
Arthrodesmus, X400
Asterionella cf. formosa
Diatoms
Asterionella, Lake Hayes, X320
Audouinella hermanii
Red algae
Audouinella, Glenomaru Stream, X7
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Aulacoseira granulata
Diatoms
Aulacoseira, Lake Hayes, X640
Batrachospermum
Red algae
Batrachospermum, Lovells Creek, X11
Bostrychia
Red algae
Bostrychia, Waipori River, X6
Botrydiopsis
Yellow-green algae
Botrydiopsis, X1000
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Bracteacoccus
Green algae
Bracteacoccus, X1000
Bulbochaete
Green algae
Bulbochaete, Kakanui River, north
Otago, X7
Caloglossa
Red algae
Calaglossa, lower Taieri River, X6
Calothrix
Cyanobacteria
Calothrix, Kakanui River, X20
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Carteria
Green algae
Carteria, X640
Cerataulina
Diatoms
Cerataulina, lower Taieri River, X160
Ceratium
Dinoflagellates
Ceratium, Lake Rotoroa, Hamilton, X80
Chaetophora
Green algae
Chaetophora, Kakanui River, X6
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Chamaesiphon
Cyanobacteria
Chamaesiphon, Tokomairiro River,
X400
Chara
Green algae
Chara with oval oogonium, X6
Characium
Green algae
Characium, Welcome Creek, north
Otago, X640
Chlamydomonas
Green algae
Chlamydomonas (dairy effluent pond)
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Chlorella - like unicells
Green algae
Chlorella (sewage pond), X640
Chlorogonium
Green algae
Chlorogonium (sewage pond), X640
Chodatella
Green algae
Chodatella (sewage pond), X400
Chroococcus
Cyanobacteria
Chroococcus, Lake Rotoiti, X640
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Chroodactylon
Red algae
Chroodactylon, lower Clutha River, X10
Chrysocapsa
Golden-brown algae
Chrysocapsa, Flemming River, X640
Cladophora glomerata
Green algae
Cladophora, Wairuna River, Otago
Closteriopsis
Green algae
Closteriopsis (sewage pond), X640
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Closterium
Green algae
Closterium, Lake Tuakitoto, X640
Coccomyxa/Pseudococcomyxa
Green algae
Coccomyxa, X1000
Cocconeis placentula
Diatoms
Cocconeis, Taieri River, X640
Coelastrum
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Green algae
Coelastrum (sewage pond), X640
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Coleochaete
Green algae
Coleochaete, X200
Coleodesmium
Cyanobacteria
Coleodesmium, Kakanui River, X9
Compsopogon
Red algae
Compsopogon, Herekawe Stream
(Photo TRC)
Cosmarium
Green algae
Cosmarium, X400
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Craticula
Diatoms
Craticula molestiformis, X1000
Cryptomonas
Cryptophytes
Cryptomonas, Lake Tuakitoto, X1600
Cyanothece
Cyanobacteria
Cyanothece, X1000
Cyclotella cf stelligera
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Diatoms
Cyclotella, X1000
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Cylindrocystis
Green algae
Cylindrocystis, X1000
Cymbella
Diatoms
Cymbella, X400
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Desmidium
Green algae
Desmidium, Duck Creek, Auckland,
X50
Desmodesmus
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Green algae
Desmodesmus, X1000
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Diacanthos
Green algae
Diacanthos (sewage pond), X640
Diatoma
Diatoms
Diatoma, X1000
Dichothrix
Cyanobacteria
Dichothrix, Moke Creek, X15
Dictyosphaerium
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Green algae
Dictyosphaerium, Lake Rotoiti, X640
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Didymosphenia
Diatoms
Didymosphenia bloom, Hawea River
Dimorphococcus
Green algae
Dinobryon
Golden-brown algae
Dinobryon, Moke Lake, X320
Diploneis cf elliptica
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Diatoms
Diploneis, Cluthe River, X1600
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Draparnaldia
Green algae
Draparnaldia, south Taranaki pond,
X160
Elliptochloris
Green algae
Elliptochloris, X1000
Encyonema
Diatoms
Encyonema, Shotover River, X640
Eolimna
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Diatoms
Eolimna, X1000
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Epithemia
Diatoms
Epithemia, valve view, X1000
Euastrum
Green algae
Euastrum, Ngaere wetland, X1000
Eudorina
Green algae
Eudorina, Moke Lake, Otago, X640
Euglena
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Euglenoids
Euglena (sewage pond), X640
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Eunotia and relatives
Diatoms
Eunotia sepentina, north Taranaki,
X400
Fistulifera
Diatoms
Fistulifera, X1000
Fragilaria
Diatoms
Fragilaria bloom, Lake Hayes outlet
Frustulia
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Diatoms
Frustulia, Flemming River, X640
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Gloeocapsa
Cyanobacteria
Gloeocapsa, X400
Gloeotrichia
Cyanobacteria
Gloeotricha, Butchers Dam, X8
Golenkinia
Green algae
Golenkinia (sewage pond), X640
Gomphoneis
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Diatoms
Gomphoneis on mucilaginous stalks,
X640
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Gomphonema
Diatoms
Gomphonema attached to Cladophora,
X320
Gymnodinium
Dinoflagellates
Gymnodinium, X1000
Gyrosigma
Diatoms
Gyrosigma, Shag River, X400
Haematococcus
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Green algae
Haematococcus, X400
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Hantzschia
Diatoms
Hantzschia, Cardrona River, X1600
Homoeothrix
Cyanobacteria
Homeothrix, Waipori River, X160
Hormoscilla
Cyanobacteria
Hormoscilla, X1000
Hyalotheca
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Green algae
Hyalotheca, Lake Tuakitoto, X640
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Hydrodictyon
Water net
Hydrodictyon, Saltwater Creek, Hawkes
Bay, X40
Interfilum paradoxum
Green algae
Interfilum, X1000
Kirchneriella
Green algae
Kirchneriella, Lake Rotorangi, Taranaki,
X400
Klebsormidium
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Green algae
Klebsormidium,X1000
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Lyngbya
Cyanobacteria
Lyngbya, Owaka River, X15
Melosira varians
Diatoms
Melosira bloom, Kapuni Stream
Meridion cf circulare
Diatoms
Meridion, Cardrona tributary, X400
Merismopedia
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Cyanobacteria
Merismopedia, Taieri River, X640
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Micractinium / Errerella
Green algae
Micractinium (sewage pond), X400
Micrasterias
Green algae
Micrasterias, north Taranaki swamp,
X400
Microcoleus
Cyanobacteria
Microcoleus, Moke Lake, X320
Microcystis
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Cyanobacteria
Microcystis (sewage pond), X400
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Microspora
Green algae
Microspora covering weedbeds,
Tokomairiro River
Microthamnion
Green algae
Microthamnion, X1000
Monostroma
Green algae
Monostroma, Taieri River estuary, X8
Mougeotia
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Green algae
Mougeotia, Hayes Creek, X640
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Naviculoid diatoms
Diatoms
Naviculoids, Waiwera River, X640
Nitella
Green algae
Nitella, upper Taieri River
Nitzschia
Diatoms
Nitzschia, Kaikorai tributary, X400
Nostoc
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Cyanobacteria
Nostoc, upper Taieri River, X16
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Oedogonium
Green algae
Oedogonium, Shag River, north Otago
Oocystis
Green algae
Oocystis (sewage pond), X1000
Oscillatoria
Cyanobacteria
Oscillatoria, Kaikorai estuary, X20
Pandorina
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Green algae
Pandorina (sewage pond), X640
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Parallela
Green algae
Parallela, Heriot Burn, south Otago,
X35
Pediastrum
Green algae
Pediastrum (sewage pond), X1000
Peridinium
Dinoflagellates
Pediastrum (sewage pond), X400
Phacus
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Euglenoids
Phacus (sewage pond), X400
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Phormidium
Cyanobacteria
Phormidium, Taieri River
Pinnularia
Diatoms
Pinnularia, Lake Tuakitoto, X640
Placoma
Cyanobacteria
Placoma, Crookston Burn, X18
Planothidium
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Diatoms
Planothidium, X1000
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Pleurotaenium
Green algae
Pleurotaenium, north Taranaki swamp,
X100
Polyedriopsis
Green algae
Polyedriopsis (sewage pond), X640
Pseudanabaena
Cyanobacteria
Pseudanabaena, Tuapeka River, X640
Quadrigula
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Green algae
Quadrigula, Lake Rotoiti, X640
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Iron bacteria (eg Leptothrix)
Iron bacteria
Iron bacteria, Lawrence drain
Rhizoclonium
Green algae
Rhizoclonium, Auckland Botanic
Gardens
Rhoicosphenia cf curvata
Diatoms
Rhoicosphenia attached to filamentous
alga, X320
Rhopalodia
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Diatoms
Rhopalodia, valve view, X640
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Rivularia
Cyanobacteria
Rivularia, Kakanui River, X30
Scenedesmus
Green algae
Scenedesmus (sewage pond), X640
Schizochlamys
Green algae
Schizochlamys, Kakanui River, north
Otago, X22
Schizothrix
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Cyanobacteria
Schizothrix upper Clutha River, X12
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Scytonema
Cyanobacteria
Scytonema tuft, X10
Selenastrum
Green algae
Selenastrum, Lake Rotoiti, X640
Sellaphora
Diatoms
Sellaphora, X1000
Sirogonium
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Green algae
Sirogonium, X100
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Spirogyra
Green algae
Spirogyra, X320
Spirulina/Arthrospira
Cyanobacteria
Spirulina (sewage pond), X400
Spondylosium
Green algae
Spondylosium, X400
Staurastrum
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Green algae
Staurastrum, Lake Johnson, X640
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Staurodesmus
Green algae
Staurodesmus, Lake Rotoiti, X100
(Photo Thomas Wilding)
Stauroneis cf anceps
Diatoms
Stauroneis, Horne Creek, X320
Staurosira
Diatoms
Staurosira, X1000
Stichococcus
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Green algae
Stichococcus, X1000
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Stigeoclonium
Green algae
Stigeoclonium, Otago, X4
Stigonema
Cyanobacteria
Stigonema, X40
Surirella
Diatoms
Surirella, north Taranaki, X400
Synura
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Golden-brown algae
Synura, Unitec stream, X200
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Tabellaria flocculosa
Diatoms
Tabellaria, upper Taieri River, X640
Tetraedron
Green algae
Tetraedron (sewage pond), X400
Tetraspora-like colonies
Green algae
Tetraspora, lower Clutha River, X12
Tolypothrix
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Cyanobacteria
Tolypothrix, Sowburn, X12
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Trachelomonas
Euglenoids
Trachelomonas (sewage pond), X400
Tribonema
Yellow-green algae
Tribonema, Lake Tuakitoto, X640
Ulnaria
Diatoms
Ulnaria on Vaucheria, Taieri River,
X160
Ulothrix zonata
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Green algae
Ulothrix, X200
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Ulva (ex Enteromorpha)
Green algae
Ulva, Waipori estuary, Otago, X12
Vaucheria
Yellow-green algae
Vaucheria, Pomahaka riverbank
Volvox
Green algae
Volvox, Auckland stormwater pond,
X100
Westella-like colonies
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Green algae
Westella (sewage pond), X400
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Sphaerotilus
Sewage fungus
Sphaerotilus caused by dairy factory
waste
Wilmottia
Cyanobacteria
Wilmottia, X1000
Xanthidium
Green algae
Xanthidium, X400
Xenococcus
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Cyanobacteria
Xenococcus, Otago, X640
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Zygnema
Green algae
Zygnema bloom, Wanaka puddles
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