Table 3. List of phytoplankton documented in Ethiopian highland lakes

Taxon	Lakes						Remarks*
	Wonchi	Dendi	Ziqualla	Hayq	Ardibo	Tana
Chlorophyceae
Acutodesmus acuminatus		+					*
Ankistrodesmus angustus						+
Ankistrodesmus falcatus				+
Ankistrodesmus gracilis	+
Ankistrodesmus sp.						+
Ankyra sp.	+
Arthrodesmus sp.				+
Botryococcus braunii			+
Chlamydomonas sp.						+
Chlorella fusca	+	+	+
Chlorella vulgaris	+
Chlorella sp.					+	+
Chodatella cingula				+
Chodatella subsalsa				+
Closterium acutum						+
Closterium praelongum	+		+
Closterium venus			+
Closterium sp.					+	+
Coelastrum astroideum				+
Coelastrum cambricum					+
Coelastrum sp.	+			+
Cosmarium contractum	+	+			+	+	*
Cosmarium punctulatum	+						*
Cosmarium tenue	+						*
Cosmarium sp.				+	+		*
Crucigenia sp.					+
Desmidium swartzii						+
Dictyosphaerium sp.	+	+
Elakatothrix sp.	+				+
Euastrum evolutum	+						*
Eudorina sp.	+					+
Golenkinia radiate					+
Haematococcus sp.						+
Kirchneriella sp.	+			+	+
Lagerheimia longiseta	+
Micractinium sp.					+		*
Micrasterias radians	+						*
Monoraphidium sp.	+					+
Oedogonium sp.					+	+
Oocystis eremosphaeria						+
Oocystis lacustris					+	+
Oocystis parva						+
Oocystis sp.	+			+		+
Ooplanctella planoconvexa		+
Pandorina sp.					+
Pediastrum simplex	+			+	+	+
Pediastrum sturmii				+
Pediastrum boryanum	+			+		+
Pediastrum duplex	+	+		+	+	+
Planktosphaeria sp.	+				+
Radiococcus polycoccus		+
Scenedesmus armatus	+		+
Scenedesmus bijugatus					+
Scenedesmus incrassatulus						+
Scenedesmus quadricauda	+			+
Scenedesmus cingulum				+
Scenedesmus obesum				+
Scenedesmus uplandicum				+
Scenedesmus sp.				+
Schroederia setigera						+
Schroederia sp.					+
Staurastrum bullardii				+
Staurastrum convergens						+
Staurastrum gracile						+
Staurastrum longebrachiatum						+
Staurastrum triangularis var. triangularis						+
Selanstrum sp.						+
Spirogyra sp.					+
Staurastrum bullardii					+
Staurodesmus curvatus var. latus						+
Staurodesmus pingue	+						*
Staurodesmus leave	+						*
Staurodesmus quadrangulare	+			+			*
Staurodesmus sp.	+						*
Synura uvella				+	+
Tetraedron minimum	+			+	+
Volvox sp.				+	+
Xanthidium antilopaeum	+						*
Xanthidium octocorne	+						*
Zygnema sp.	+						*
Bacillariophyceae
Achnanthes taeniata					+
Aulacoseira distans						+
Aulacoseira granulate						+
Aulacoseria sp.			+	+	+
Achnanthes sp.				+
Amphora coffeaeformis						+	*
Amphora strigose				+			*
Amphora ovalis					+		*
Amphora sp.	+						*
Asterionella sp.					+
Cocconeis sp.	+			+	+		*
Craticula sp.			+
Cyclotella comensis				+	+		*
Cyclotella radiosa						+	*
Cyclotella regtangulare				+			*
Cyclotella sp.	+	+					*
Cymbella aspera				+			*
Cymbella cf Helvetica				+			*
Cymbella minuta						+	*
Cymbella ventricosa							*
Cymbella sp.	+		+		+		*
Diatoma vulgaris						+	*
Diatoma sp.	+						*
Epithemia adnate				+
Epithemia argus					+
Epithemia sorex					+
Fragilaria sp.	+			+	+		*
Gomphonema acuminatum					+
Gomphonema gracile						+
Gomphonema cf. grovei						+
Gomphonema sp.			+	+
Gyrosigma sp.				+
Halamphora coffeaeformis				+
Meloseira sp.				+	+	+
Nitzschia filiformis						+
Nitzschia palea						+
Nitzschia sp.	+	+	+	+
Navicula cryptocephala						+
Navicula antonil					+
Navicula elegantula					+
Navicula tripunctata					+
Navicula sedotuscula					+
Navicula dissipata					+
Navicula sp.	+			+			*
Pinnularia sp.	+		+			+	*
Pleurosigma sp.					+
Rhoicosphenia abbreviata			+			+
Rhopalodia gibba						+
Rhopalodia sp.				+	+
Surirella robusta				+	+
Surirella angusta				+
Surirella subsalsa				+
Synedra ulna				+	+	+
Synedra sp.	+			+
Tabellaria sp.	+	+			+		*
Cyanobacteria
Anabaena ambigua					+
Anabaena sp.	+			+		+
Aphanothece minutissima					+
Aphanocapsa sp.					+
Calothrix sp.					+
Chrococcus turgidus						+
Chroococcus limneticus	+		+
Chroococcus minor					+
Coelosphaerium pallidinum					+
Cyanodictyon endophyticum					+
Gloeocapsa sp.					+
Leptolyngbya sp.	+
Lyngbya sp.					+
Merismopedia sp.				+	+
Microcystis aeruginosa		+	+	+	+	+
Microcystis flos-aquae				+	+	+
Nostoc sp.					+
Oscillatoria sp.			+	+	+	+
Phormidium sp.	+
Planktolyngbya limnetica						+
Pseudoanabaena sp.						+
Scytonema sp.			+
Spirulina sp.				+
Synechococcus sp.						+
Xanthophyceae
Xanthonema sp.		+	+
Dinophyta
Gymnodinium fuscum					+
Gymnodinium sp.				+
Peridinium cinctum	+	+	+			+
Peridinium gatunense						+
Peridinium volzii						+
Peridinium sp.	+			+	+
Cryptophyta
Cryptomonas sp.	+			+	+	+
Euglenophyceae
Euglena cf. viridis						+
Euglena gracilis				+
Euglena sp.		+		+	+
Phacus acuminatus						+
Phacus sp.				+	+
Trachelomonas aspera					+
Total no. of taxa	50	14	18	57	65	57

Remarks - heavy and non-motile atelomixis-dependent desmids and diatoms.