Table 2.
Relative abundace of cyanobacteria obtained by light microscopy.
| Site | Layer | Overall relative abundance of observed phototrophs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 5% | 5–49% | > 50% | ||
| SM (1S) | Black | Gloeobacter violaceus, Nostoc sp., Chroococcidiopsis sp., G. novacekii, Petalonema sp., Anathece sp. | Chroococcidiopsis sp., G. rupestris, Gloeocapsa sp., Gloeocapsopsis pleurocapsoides*, Chlorophyta | Nostoc sp.*., G. compacta, Petalonema sp. |
| Green | Nostoc sp., Microcoleus sp., Anathece sp., Gloeocapsa novacekii, G. rupestris, G. compacta, Chroococcus sp. | Chroococcidiopsis sp., Chroococus sp., Gloeocapsa sp., G. rupestris, G. novacekii, Chlorophyta | Chroococcidiopsis sp. | |
| SM (1A) | Black | Petalonema sp., Chroococcidiopsis sp., Nostoc sp., G. novacekii, Gloeocapsa, sp. | G. compacta, G. biformis, Gloeobacter violaceus, Gloeocapsa sp., G. rupestris, Chroococcidiopsis sp., Petalonema sp., G. pleurocapsoides | |
| Green | G. compacta, Gloeocapsa sp., Nostoc sp. | Nostoc sp. | Chroococcidiopsis sp. | |
| SE (2) | Black | Chroococcidiopsis, Chlorophyta | Gloeocapsa sp., Nostoc sp., G. biformis, G. rupestris, G.novacekii*, Chlorophyta | Gloeobacter violaceus, Chroococcidiopsis sp. |
| Green | Petalonema sp., Chroococcidiopsis sp. | Chroococcidiopsis sp., Nostoc sp., Chlorophyta | Chroococcidiopsis sp., Gloeocapsa sp., Gloeobacter violaceus | |
| MP (3) | Black | Nostoc sp. | G. pleurocapsoides | Gloeocapsa compacta* |
| Orange | Gloeobacter violaceus | |||
| Green | G. pleurocapsoides | Chroococcidiopsis sp. | ||
| MG (4) | Orange | Chlorophyta* | ||
*phototrophs selected for single cell sequencing.