Table 2.
Cyanobacterial species, maximum cell density and frequency of occurrence and blooming of each species identified in the studied reservoirs.
| Cyanobacteria Species | Maximum Cell Density (Cells/mL) | Frequency of Occurrence (% of Samples) | Frequency of Blooming (% of Samples) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reservoir A1 | |||
| Aphanizomenon sp. | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| Aphanizomenon gracile | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Aphanothece sp. | 4980 | 11 | 4 |
| Aphanocapsa sp. | 10,314 | 3 | 1 |
| Aphanocapsa holsatica | 410 | 1 | 0 |
| Coelosphaerium sp. | 266 | 1 | 0 |
| Chroococcus sp. | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| CHROOCOCCALES n.i. | 23,820 | 26 | 8 |
| Dolichospermum sp. | 506 | 5 | 0 |
| Gomphosphaeria sp. | 169 | 3 | 0 |
| Gloeothece linearis | 7426 | 1 | 1 |
| Leptolyngbya sp. | 233 | 1 | 0 |
| Merismopedia sp. | 128 | 2 | 0 |
| Microcystis sp. | 1078 | 6 | 0 |
| Microcystis aeruginosa | 3371 | 28 | 2 |
| Microcystis incerta | 210 | 1 | 0 |
| NOSTOCALES n.i. | 77 | 1 | 0 |
| Oscillatoria sp. | 3677 | 2 | 1 |
| OSCILLATORIALES n.i. | 659 | 3 | 0 |
| Planktolyngbya limnetica | 181 | 2 | 0 |
| Pseudanabaena sp. | 4157 | 9 | 1 |
| Pseudanabaena limnetica | 181 | 3 | 0 |
| Synechocystis sp. | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Woronichinia naegeliana | 572 | 2 | 0 |
| Reservoir A2 | |||
| Aphanothece sp. | 17,408 | 5 | 5 |
| Aphanocapsa sp. | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| CHROOCOCCALES n.i. | 5198 | 30 | 3 |
| Lyngbya sp. | 92 | 3 | 0 |
| Microcystis sp. | 352 | 3 | 0 |
| Microcystis aeruginosa | 11,311 | 23 | 3 |
| Microcystis wesenberghii | 218 | 5 | 0 |
| Oscillatoria sp. | 153 | 5 | 0 |
| Pseudanabaena sp. | 3325 | 10 | 5 |
| OSCILLATORIALES n.i. | 919 | 10 | 0 |
| Reservoir A3 | |||
| Aphanizomenon sp. | 52 | 2 | 0 |
| Aphanizomenon flos-aquae | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| Aphanothece sp. | 271 | 2 | 0 |
| Aphanocapsa sp. | 2129 | 4 | 2 |
| Aphanocapsa incerta | 233 | 2 | 0 |
| Chroococcus sp. | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| CHROOCOCCALES n.i. | 4474 | 18 | 4 |
| Dactylococcopsis fascicularis | 31 | 4 | 0 |
| Microcystis sp. | 511 | 2 | 0 |
| Microcystis aeruginosa | 1736 | 16 | 0 |
| Microcystis wesenberghii | 174 | 2 | 0 |
| Merismopedia sp. | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Planktothrix agardhii | 48 | 2 | 0 |
| Pseudanabaena sp. | 250 | 5 | 0 |
| Pseudanabaena limnetica | 276 | 9 | 0 |
| Phormidium sp. | 215 | 2 | 0 |
| Snowella sp. | 363 | 2 | 0 |
| Snowella atomus | 5576 | 2 | 2 |
| Snowella litoralis | 4624 | 2 | 2 |
| Reservoir A4 | |||
| Aphanothece sp. | 1098 | 5 | 0 |
| Anathece clathrata | 4876 | 1 | 1 |
| Aphanocapsa sp. | 14,076 | 1 | 1 |
| Aphanocapsa holsatica | 1352 | 1 | 0 |
| Chroococcus sp. | 817 | 2 | 0 |
| CHROOCOCCALES n.i. | 63,177 | 25 | 4 |
| Coelosphaerium sp. | 270 | 1 | 0 |
| Dactylococcopsis fascicularis | 3146 | 4 | 1 |
| Dolichospermum sp. | 312 | 4 | 0 |
| Gomphosphaeria sp. | 409 | 2 | 0 |
| Leptolyngbya sp. | 306 | 1 | 0 |
| Microcystis sp. | 521 | 2 | 0 |
| Microcystis aeruginosa | 35,301 | 29 | 19 |
| Microcystis ichthyoblabe | 28,990 | 5 | 1 |
| Microcystis wesenberghii | 20,429 | 1 | 1 |
| Merismopedia sp. | 61 | 3 | 0 |
| NOSTOCALES n.i. | 358 | 3 | 0 |
| Planktolyngbya limnetica | 405 | 3 | 0 |
| Planktothrix sp. | 521 | 3 | 0 |
| Planktothrix agardhii | 526 | 1 | 0 |
| Planktothrix isothrix | 1181 | 1 | 0 |
| Planktothrix pseudoagardhii | 271 | 1 | 0 |
| Oscillatoria sp. | 255 | 1 | 0 |
| Oscillatoria lacustris | 695 | 1 | 0 |
| Oscillatoria lauterbornii | 100 | 1 | 0 |
| Pseudanabaena sp. | 10,010 | 3 | 0 |
| Pseudanabaena limnetica | 171 | 1 | 0 |
| Pseudanabaena catenata | 210 | 3 | 0 |
| Pseudanabaena redekei | 52 | 1 | 0 |
| Phormidium sp. | 1154 | 3 | 0 |
| Snowella sp. | 603 | 1 | 0 |
| Synechocystis sp. | 112 | 2 | 0 |
| OSCILLATORIALES n.i. | 919 | 4 | 0 |
| Woronichinia naegeliana | 293 | 1 | 0 |
| Reservoir A5 | |||
| Aphanizomenon sp. | 14,632 | 10 | 10 |
| Aphanizomenon flos-aquae | 144,339 | 38 | 33 |
| Aphanothece sp. | 225 | 5 | 0 |
| CHROOCOCCALES n.i. | 2197 | 62 | 5 |
| Dactylococcopsis sp. | 82 | 10 | 0 |
| Dolichospermum sp. | 13,829 | 14 | 10 |
| Dolichospermum flos-aquae | 136 | 5 | 0 |
| Gomphosphaeria sp. | 81,165 | 19 | 10 |
| Microcystis sp. | 2370 | 5 | 5 |
| Microcystis aeruginosa | 426,966 | 43 | 24 |
| Microcystis wesenberghii | 791 | 5 | 0 |
| Merismopedia sp. | 198 | 5 | 0 |
| NOSTOCALES n.i. | 664 | 14 | 0 |
| Oscillatoria sp. | 51,858 | 10 | 5 |
| Pseudanabaena sp. | 1451 | 5 | 0 |
| Reservoir A6 | |||
| Aphanizomenon sp. | 65,307 | 8 | 8 |
| Aphanizomenon flos-aquae | 319,216 | 77 | 69 |
| Aphanizomenon issatschenkoi | 138,820 | 54 | 31 |
| Aphanothece sp. | 4092 | 8 | 8 |
| Coelosphaerium sp. | 14,405 | 8 | 8 |
| CHROOCOCCALES n.i. | 9939 | 31 | 31 |
| Dactylococcopsis sp. | 288 | 15 | 0 |
| Dolichospermum sp. | 14,117 | 23 | 23 |
| Dolichospermum aphanizomenoides | 81,648 | 23 | 23 |
| Dolichospermum spiroides | 2017 | 8 | 8 |
| Gomphosphaeria sp. | 11,524 | 23 | 23 |
| Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii | 124,069 | 15 | 15 |
| Microcystis aeruginosa | 169,156 | 69 | 54 |
| Microcystis incerta | 74,741 | 15 | 15 |
| Merismopedia sp. | 2305 | 23 | 8 |
| Oscillatoria sp. | 451,261 | 77 | 69 |
| Trichodesmium sp. | 2017 | 8 | 8 |
| OSCILLATORIALES n.i. | 60,616 | 15 | 8 |
| Reservoir A7 | |||
| Anabaenopsis sp. | 32 | 3 | 0 |
| Aphanizomenon sp. | 603 | 6 | 0 |
| Aphanizomenon flos-aquae | 50,153 | 38 | 16 |
| Aphanizomenon flos-aquae var. klebahnii | 10,704,801 | 3 | 3 |
| Aphanizomenon yezoense | 251,865 | 6 | 6 |
| Aphanizomenon gracile | 77,835 | 6 | 6 |
| Aphanizomenon issatschenkoi | 47,702 | 6 | 6 |
| Aphanothece sp. | 1596 | 9 | 0 |
| Chroococcus sp. | 613 | 3 | 0 |
| CHROOCOCCALES n.i. | 5585 | 47 | 6 |
| Dactylococcopsis sp. | 41 | 9 | 0 |
| Dolichospermum sp. | 112,615 | 16 | 6 |
| Dolichospermum lemmermannii | 85,802 | 3 | 3 |
| Dolichospermum mendotae | 1618 | 3 | 0 |
| Dolichospermum solitaria | 378 | 6 | 0 |
| Dolichospermum spiroides | 21,450 | 3 | 3 |
| Gomphosphaeria sp. | 24,686 | 25 | 13 |
| Microcystis sp. | 12,492 | 13 | 9 |
| Microcystis aeruginosa | 116,828 | 50 | 19 |
| Microcystis ichthyoblabe | 1,578,141 | 9 | 9 |
| Merismopedia sp. | 2043 | 22 | 3 |
| NOSTOCALES n.i. | 377 | 3 | 0 |
| Planktothrix sp. | 162,104 | 3 | 3 |
| Oscillatoria sp. | 1239 | 9 | 0 |
| Pseudanabaena sp. | 6742 | 9 | 3 |
| Raphidiopsis mediterranea | 16,445 | 3 | 3 |
| Spirulina sp. | 34 | 3 | 0 |
| OSCILLATORIALES n.i. | 807 | 13 | 0 |
| Woronichinia naegeliana | 3,233,912 | 9 | 9 |
| Reservoir A8 | |||
| Anabaenopsis sp. | 39,632 | 2 | 2 |
| Aphanizomenon sp. | 1,297,190 | 11 | 9 |
| Aphanizomenon flos-aquae | 2,027,579 | 42 | 38 |
| Aphanizomenon flos-aquae var. klebahnii | 3,282,942 | 2 | 2 |
| Aphanizomenon gracile | 129,888 | 15 | 15 |
| Aphanizomenon issatschenkoi | 959,142 | 26 | 25 |
| Aphanizomenon aphanizomenoides | 203,146 | 2 | 2 |
| Aphanothece sp. | 11,747 | 6 | 6 |
| CHROOCOCCALES n.i. | 98,876 | 25 | 11 |
| Dactylococcopsis sp. | 6946 | 2 | 2 |
| Dolichospermum sp. | 2,166,292 | 43 | 34 |
| Dolichospermum aphanizomenoides | 413,483 | 4 | 2 |
| Dolichospermum circinalis | 9193 | 8 | 8 |
| Dolichospermum flos-aquae | 652,482 | 4 | 4 |
| Dolichospermum solitaria | 225 | 2 | 0 |
| Dolichospermum spiroides | 22,483 | 8 | 8 |
| Microcystis incerta | 53,236 | 6 | 6 |
| Gomphosphaeria sp. | 2,200,096 | 28 | 25 |
| Merismopedia sp. | 4787 | 6 | 2 |
| Planktothrix sp. | 233,606 | 13 | 13 |
| Planktothrix agardhii | 612,870 | 2 | 2 |
| Planktothrix clathrata | 194,076 | 2 | 2 |
| Planktothrix isothrix | 426,966 | 4 | 4 |
| Oscillatoria sp. | 985,618 | 25 | 23 |
| Pseudanabaena sp. | 1788 | 4 | 0 |
| Pseudanabaena mucicola | 140,960 | 4 | 2 |
| Phormidium sp. | 94,995 | 2 | 2 |
| Raphidiopsis sp. | 2247 | 2 | 2 |
| Raphidiopsis mediterranea | 26,558 | 2 | 2 |
| OSCILLATORIALES n.i. | 130,950 | 11 | 6 |
| Woronichinia naegeliana | 1,395,301 | 8 | 8 |