Table 3. Distribution of phytoplankton in the 3 sampling locations protected area (PA), anthropogenic areas (AA), and flooding area (FA)

Microalgae PA AA FA
Bacillariophyta
Epithemia sp. +
Eunotia sp. + + +
Fragilaria capucina +
Navicula cryptocephala ++
Navicula palpebralis +
Navicula sp. + ++ ++
Nitzschia gracilis ++ +
Thalassiosira sp. +
Cyanophyta
Anabaena sp. +
Anabaenopsis elenkinii + +
Chroococcus minutus +++ +++ +++
Chroococcus turgides +
Microcystis aeruginosa +++ +++ +++
Spirulina platensis/fusiformis +++ +++ +++
–, absent; +, sparse; ++, abundant; +++, dominant.
PA, protected area; AA, anthropogenic areas; FA, flooding area.