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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

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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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