Skaneateles Conservation Area/Invasive species/algae

The term "algae" is informally used to describe a polyphyletic group of organisms that are not even all in same kingdom in recent classification systems.

Order Common name G A N S I T M L % NY
Rank
NY
Tier
NY PRISM Tiers SCA
Tier
BW
Tier
CBG
 
Family Species W F K C S A H L
Chromista: Ochrophyta: Bacillariophyceae: Cymbellales: diatoms
Cymbellaceae Didymosphenia geminata didymo, rock snot Y ? X M P High  3   u  1a  4   3   u  1a 1a 1a 1a i
Chromista: Haptophyta: Coccolithophyceae: Prymnesiales: haptophyte algae
Prymnesiaceae Prymnesium parvum golden algae ? 0 5 T P 1d 1d i
Plantae: Charophyta: Charophyceae: Charales: freshwater green algae
Characeae Nitellopsis obtusa starry stonewort N \ 3 5 T M Very High  4   3  4  3   2   3   5  1 1a 1a i
Plantae: Chlorophyta: Ulvophyceae: Bryopsidales: filamentous green algae
Caulerpaceae Caulerpa taxifolia feather caulerpa, killer green algae N \ 0 X P High 1b 1d 1d i
Codiaceae Codium fragile ssp. fragile dead man's fingers ? \ D 2 T 1d 1d i
Plantae: Rhodophyta: Florideophyceae: Ceramiales: red algae
Dasyaceae Dasysiphonia japonica dasy, red alga, siphoned Japan weed ? 0 T i
Plantae: Rhodophyta: Florideophyceae: Halymeniales: red algae
Halymeniaceae Grateloupia turuturu red alga, devil's tongue weed N D T R 1d 1d i