Composition of Periphyton Community on Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes): In Analysis of Environmental Characteristics at Ejirin Part of Epe Lagoon in Southwestern Nigeria
Table 2
Species abundance distribution of periphyton at Ejirin, part of Epe Lagoon, from December 2012 to May 2013.
Periphyton taxa
December (CellsmL−1)
January (CellsmL−1)
February (CellsmL−1)
March (CellsmL−1)
April (CellsmL−1)
May (CellsmL−1)
Phylum: Cyanophyta
Class: Cyanophyceae
Order I: Chroococcales
Chroococcus major
24
47
Chroococcus gardneri
23
23
Chroococcus occidentalis
28
Chroococcus deltoids
51
Chroococcus mediocris
33
37
Chroococcus mipitanensis
36
Merismopedia punctata Meyen
7
21
Chlorella subsala Lemm.
14
Chlorogloea gardneri
23
Cyanothece sp.
14
Gomphosphaeria sp.
22
Aphanocapsa conferta
43
32
Anacystis sp.
14
Aphanothece comasii
22
Aphanothece variabilis
8
Order II: Nostocales
Anabaena sp. Bory ex Bornet
42
18
37
46
Order III: Oscillatoriales
Lyngbya intermedia Agardh ex Gomont
58
179
147
201
187
Phormidium articulatum
42
34
Komvophoron sp.
18
Phylum: Euglenophyta
Class: Euglenophyceae
Order I: Euglenales
Euglena oxyuris var. charkowiensis
8
13
8
11
Euglena gracilis Klebs
12
Phacus orbicularis Hubner
14
Phacus caudatus Hubner
13
Phacus triqueter
13
Trachelomonas affinis (Lemm.)
12
12
Trachelomonas ensifera Daday
9
16
Trachelomonas gibberosa Playf.
13
13
Phylum: Bacillariophyta
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Order I: Centrales
Aulacoseira granulata var. angustissima f. curvata Simon
172
41
301
342
407
524
Aulacoseira granulate var. angustissima f. spiralis O. Mull.
181
101
309
498
587
651
Aulacoseira islandica subsp. Helvetica O. Mull.
98
40
134
192
271
285
Aulacoseira granulata (Ehr.)
189
115
337
414
541
702
Aulacoseira italica (Ehr.)
13
33
103
175
203
198
Hemidiscus cuneiformis
29
35
21
Cyclotella meneghiniana Kütz. ex Br.
72
18
108
67
Cocconeis pediculus Ehr.
48
62
48
98
72
Rhizosolenia longiseta
12
11
Rhizosolenia hebetata Bail.
14
Order II: Pennales
Eunotia arcus Ehr.
72
37
27
37
Diatoma tenuis Bory
117
121
113
67
Cymbella ventricosa Agardh
31
21
24
27
34
Surirella debesi Turpin
24
27
Surirella robusta var. splendida
21
Surirella robusta var. armata
17
Surirella linearis Turpin
19
47
38
27
31
Synedra acus Ehr.
21
31
Synedra ulna var. contracta Ehr.
22
18
21
38
Staurosirella leptostauron
14
Asterionella formosa Hassall
21
207
Gyrosigma scalproides Hassall
19
Gyrosigma attenuatum Hassall
16
13
Gomphonema parvulum Ehr.
21
17
24
36
31
Navicula lanceolata Bory
98
Navicula pupula Kütz. var. rectangularis Grun. Compr.
32
Navicula radiosa
19
28
52
Navicula margalithii
23
57
38
37
Stauroneis anceps
27
Nitzschiaacicularis Kütz.
52
37
33
Nitzschia dissipata
18
28
27
Nitzschia intermedia
31
31
34
54
42
41
Nitzschia inconspicua
31
32
38
51
Nitzschia closterium
31
32
Nitzschia gracilis
31
29
44
Pinnularia acrosphaeria (Breb.) var. minor Kütz.
27
36
Pinnularia gibba
17
31
Pseudostaurosira brevistriata
11
Amphora ovalis Kütz.
47
52
Epithemia argus var. longicornis Grun.
39
19
Epithemia sorex
47
Rhopalodia operculata (Ehr.) Müller
21
Achnanthidium lanceolatum Kütz.
21
16
Achnanthidium linearis Kütz.
12
27
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order I: Chlorococcales
Ankistrodesmus falcatus Ralfs var. mirabilis West f. longiseta Nygaard
29
Ankistrodesmus falcatus Ralfs var. spirilliformis West
32
Ankistrodesmus falcatus Ralfs
18
Ankistrodesmus falcatus Ralfs var. setiformis Nygaard f. brevis Nygaard
22
Ankistrodesmus gracilis Corda
21
Ankistrodesmus braianus
24
Scenedesmus armatus Chodat
19
23
11
13
Scenedesmus perforates Meyen
31
Scenedesmus dispar f. canobe 2-cellulaire
11
14
12
22
Scenedesmus quadricauda
11
19
17
Actinastrum Hantzschii Lagerheim
11
Kirchneriella sp. Schmidle
7
Tetrastrum stauroeniaeforme
16
Tetrastrum heteracanthum f. epine par cellule
14
13
Selenastrum gracile Reinsch
13
Pediastrum simplex Meyen
17
Pediastrum duplex Meyen
17
Pediastrum biradiatum var. longicornutum
16
Pediastrum tetras Ralfs
17
11
Quadrigula closterioides
11
Crucigenia tetrapedia (Kirch.) West et G.S.
14
17
Crucigenia minima Brunnthaler
14
16
Order II: Zygnematales
Spirogyra sp. Link
3
7
Closterium kutzingii f. sigmoides
22
26
Closterium jenneri Ralfs
21
Closterium parvulum Nag.
32
Staurastrum pingue Meyen ex Ralfs
19
18
Staurastrum cyclocanthum var. ubacanthum vue apicale
