In situ studies of algal biomass in relation to physicochemical characteristics of the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma, USA

Table 2 Summary of algal taxa isolated from the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma.

Taxonomic Division	Genus	No. of species	No. of isolates	Sample Types	Isolation Salinities (psu)	Isolate Distribution
Chlorophyta	Dunaliella	4	27	soil, brine pools	50, 100	south, central, north,
Chlorophyta	Tetracystis	1	1	dried algal mat	10	central
Chlorophyta	Tetraselmis	1	1	soil	50	central
Cyanophyta	Aphanocapsa	1	1	dried algal mat	10	central
Cyanophyta	Aphanothece	2	2	dried algal mat	10	central
Cyanophyta	Cyanodictyon	1	2	soil, brine pools	50	central, north
Cyanophyta	Geitlerinema	7	31	soil	10, 50, 100	central
Cyanophyta	Halomicronema	1	1	soil, algal mat	50	central
Cyanophyta	Komvophoron	1	2	soil	10	central, south
Cyanophyta	Leptolyngbya	1	1	soil	50	north
Cyanophyta	Lyngbya	1	2	soil	50	central
Cyanophyta	Phormidium	8	27	soil, algal mat	10, 50, 100	central
Cyanophyta	Pseudanabaena	3	10	soil	10, 50	central
Cyanophyta	Spirulina	1	2	pool sediment	10, 50	central
Cyanophyta	Tychonema	2	3	algal mat	10	central
Bacillariophyta	Amphora	4	38	soil, brine pools	10, 50, 100	south, central, north
Bacillariophyta	Bacillaria	1	1	soil	50	central
Bacillariophyta	Eucocconeis	2	4	soil	10, 50	south, central, north
Bacillariophyta	Navicula	5	18	soil	10, 50, 100	south, central, north
Bacillariophyta	Nitzschia	1	3	soil	10, 50	central