| Species |
Appearances |
Taxonomic Group (informal) |
Formal Taxon (traditional) |
IOC/Cyanosite HAB |
SC HAB |
Known Toxins |
|
|
|
| Navicula sp. |
1125 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Cryptomonas sp. |
790 |
Cryptomonads |
Cryptophyceae |
|
| Heterocapsa rotundata |
789 |
Dinoflagellates |
Dinophyceae |
|
YES |
DO? |
|
| Euglena sp. |
740 |
Euglenoids |
Euglenophyceae |
|
| Gyrodinium sp. |
717 |
Dinoflagellates |
Dinophyceae |
|
| Kryptoperidinium foliaceum |
570 |
Dinoflagellates |
Dinophyceae |
|
YES |
Unknown piscicide |
|
| Gymnodinium sp. |
556 |
Dinoflagellates |
Dinophyceae |
|
| Karlodinium micrum |
554 |
Dinoflagellates |
Dinophyceae |
|
| Nitzschia sp. |
531 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Thalassiosira sp. |
526 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Chaetoceros sp. |
524 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Flagellates |
519 |
Mixed |
------- |
|
| Rhodomonas sp. |
479 |
Cryptomonads |
Cryptophyceae |
|
| Gyrodinium spirale |
475 |
Dinoflagellates |
Dinophyceae |
|
| PLO |
455 |
Dinoflagellates |
Dinophyceae |
YES |
YES |
Unknown piscicidal toxins |
|
| Pleurosigma sp. |
443 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Gyrodinium pingue |
435 |
Dinoflagellates |
Dinophyceae |
|
YES |
Unknown piscicide |
|
| Amphiprora sp. |
427 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Skeletonema sp. |
408 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Thalassionema sp. |
391 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Oscillatoria sp. |
382 |
Cyanobacteria |
Cyanophyceae |
|
YES (see Phormidium
and Planktothrix) |
|
| Skeletonema costatum |
364 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Chattonella subsalsa |
363 |
Raphidophytes |
Raphidophyceae |
YES |
YES |
Unknown |
|
| Gyrodinium instriatum |
360 |
Dinoflagellates |
Dinophyceae |
|
YES |
Unknown piscicide |
|
| Krypto-imposter |
351 |
Dinoflagellates |
Dinophyceae |
|
| Chattonella cf. verruculosa |
350 |
Raphidophytes |
Raphidophyceae |
YES |
YES |
Unknown |
|
| Oxyrrhis marina |
338 |
Dinoflagellates |
Dinophyceae |
|
| Coscinodiscus sp. |
332 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Gyrosigma sp. |
332 |
Dinoflagellates |
Dinophyceae |
|
| Anabaena sp. |
325 |
Cyanobacteria |
Cyanophyceae |
YES |
YES |
Anatoxins, Saxitoxins, Microcystins,
Lipopolysaccharides |
|
| Akashiwo sanguinea |
321 |
Dinoflagellates |
Dinophyceae |
|
YES |
Unknown-causes mortality and low
fecundity in zooplankton |
|
| Scenedesmus sp. |
316 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Rhizosolenia sp. |
304 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Melosira sp. |
299 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Cyclotella sp. |
288 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Nitzschia closterium |
273 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Trachelomonas sp. |
265 |
Euglenoids |
Euglenophyceae |
|
| Heterosigma akashiwo |
264 |
Raphidophytes |
Raphidophyceae |
YES |
YES |
Unknown |
|
| Synedra sp. |
236 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Prorocentrum minimum |
235 |
Dinoflagellates |
Dinophyceae |
YES |
YES |
Unknown toxins |
|
| Stephanodiscus sp. |
214 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Heterocapsa sp. |
211 |
Dinoflagellates |
Dinophyceae |
|
| Fibrocapsa japonica |
206 |
Raphidophytes |
Raphidophyceae |
YES |
YES |
Unknown |
|
| Amphidinium sp. |
189 |
Dinoflagellates |
Dinophyceae |
SOME |
|
Hemolysins |
|
| Leptocylindrus sp. |
172 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Ulothrix sp. |
171 |
Green Algae |
Chlorophyceae |
|
| Staurastrum sp. |
169 |
Green Algae |
Chlorophyceae |
|
| Ankistrodesmus sp. |
160 |
Green Algae |
Chlorophyceae |
|
| Protoperidinium sp. |
160 |
Dinoflagellates |
Dinophyceae |
|
| Peridinium sp. |
156 |
Dinoflagellates |
Dinophyceae |
|
| Scrippsiella sp. |
150 |
Dinoflagellates |
Dinophyceae |
|
| Pseudo-nitzschia sp. |
140 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
SOME |
|
Domoic Acid |
|
| Protoperidinium quinquecorne |
138 |
Dinoflagellates |
Dinophyceae |
|
| Corkscrew flagellates |
135 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
YES |
Low DO |
|
| Chlamydomonas sp. |
129 |
Green Algae |
Chlorophyceae |
|
| Guinardia sp. |
128 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Phacus sp. |
123 |
Euglenoids |
Euglenophyceae |
|
| Merismopedia sp. |
122 |
Cyanobacteria |
Cyanophyceae |
|
| Pediastrum sp. |
122 |
Green Algae |
Chlorophyceae |
|
| Microcystis aeruginosa |
121 |
Cyanobacteria |
Cyanophyceae |
YES |
YES |
Microcystins, Lipopolysaccharides |
|
| Microcystis incerta |
113 |
Cyanobacteria |
Cyanophyceae |
YES |
YES |
Microcystins, Lipopolysaccharides |
|
| Microcystis sp. |
113 |
Cyanobacteria |
Cyanophyceae |
YES |
YES |
Microcystins, Lipopolysaccharides |
|
| Bacillaria sp. |
111 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Spirulina sp. |
105 |
Cyanobacteria |
Cyanophyceae |
|
| Heterosigma sp. |
103 |
Raphidophytes |
Raphidophyceae |
SOME |
YES |
Unknown |
|
| Aphanizomenon sp. |
101 |
Cyanobacteria |
Cyanophyceae |
YES |
YES |
Saxitoxins, Cylindrospermopsins,
Lipopolysaccharides |
|
| Kryptoperidinium sp. |
99 |
Dinoflagellates |
Dinophyceae |
|
YES |
Unknown piscicide |
|
| Tetraselmis sp. |
99 |
Green Algae |
Chlorophyceae |
|
| Asterionellopsis sp. |
97 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Cylindrotheca sp. |
96 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Pyrenomonas sp. |
89 |
Cryptomonads |
Cryptophyceae |
|
| Odontella sp. |
88 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Pseudanabaena sp. |
88 |
Cyanobacteria |
Cyanophyceae |
|
| Cryptomonads |
86 |
Cryptomonads |
Cryptophyceae |
|
| Scrippsiella trochoidea |
86 |
Dinoflagellates |
Dinophyceae |
|
| Asterionella sp. |
84 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Centric diatom |
81 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Chroomonas sp. |
80 |
Cryptomonads |
Cryptophyceae |
|
| Cymbella sp. |
77 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Naviculoids |
74 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Pinnularia sp. |
70 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Gonium sp. |
68 |
Green Algae |
Chlorophyceae |
|
| Peridinium quinquecorne |
67 |
Dinoflagellates |
Dinophyceae |
|
| Navicula spp. |
60 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Pandorina sp. |
60 |
Green Algae |
Chlorophyceae |
|
| Merotrichia sp. |
59 |
Raphidophytes |
Raphidophyceae |
|
| Dunaliella sp. |
58 |
Green Algae |
Chlorophyceae |
|
| Planktothrix sp. |
56 |
Cyanobacteria |
Cyanophyceae |
YES |
MAYBE (as Oscillatoria) |
Anatoxins, Aplysiatoxins,
Microcystins, Saxitoxins, Lipopolysaccharides |
| Fragillaria sp. |
54 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Leptocylindrus minimus |
52 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Tetraedron sp. |
50 |
Green Algae |
Chlorophyceae |
|
| Closterium sp. |
49 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Cylindrotheca closterium |
49 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Gonyostomum sp. |
47 |
Raphidophytes |
Raphidophyceae |
|
| Haematococcus sp. |
44 |
Green Algae |
Chlorophyceae |
|
| Amphipleura sp. |
43 |
Diatoms |
Bacillariophycae |
|
| Anabaenopsis sp. |
43 |
Cyanobacteria |
Cyanophyceae |
YES |
YES |
Microcystins, Lipopolysaccharides |
|
| Fragilariopsis sp. |
42 |
Diatoms |