Table 4 Phytoplankton species encountered along the cages and at the intermediate site (X = phytoplankton encountered before stocking fish in cages, + = phytoplankton encountered after stocking fish in cages, and X+ = phytoplankton encountered before and after stocking fish in cages)
From: Environmental impacts of cage culture in Lake Victoria: the case of Shirati Bay-Sota, Tanzania
| Chlorophyceae | Along the cages | Intermediate |
|---|---|---|
| Ankistrodesmus falcatus | X | X |
| Ankistrodesmus setigera | X | X |
| Chordatella subsala var. citriformis | X | |
| Coelastrum cambricum var. nasutam | X | X |
| Coelastrum microporum | + | |
| Coelastrum reticulatum | X | |
| Dimorphococcus lunatus | X | |
| Kirchneriella contorta | X | X |
| Oocystis lacustris | X | X |
| Oocystis solitaria | X | X |
| Pediastrum duplex | X | |
| Pediastrum simplex var. microporum | X | X |
| Pediastrum simplex var. duodenarium | X+ | |
| Pediastrum simplex var. radians | + | |
| Scenedesmus sp. | X | |
| Staurastrum gracile var. nyassae | X | X |
| Staurastrum limneticum | X | |
| Staurastrum sp. | X | |
| Bacillariophyceae | ||
| Aulacoseira granulata | + | + |
| Coscinodiscus rudolfi | + | |
| Cyclotella kützingiana | X | |
| Navicula sp. | + | |
| Nitzschia acicularis | X+ | X+ |
| Rhizosolenia victoriae | + | + |
| Surirella biseriata | X | |
| Surirella fullebornii var. elliptica | X | |
| Synedra cunningtonii | X+ | X+ |
| Synedra ulna | X+ | + |
| Cyanophyceae | ||
| Anabaena flos aquae | X+ | X+ |
| Anabaena spirodes | X+ | X+ |
| Anabaenopsis sp. | ||
| Aphanothece nidulans | X+ | |
| Chroococcus limneticus | X+ | X |
| Chroococcus sp. | + | |
| Chroococcus turgidus | X | + |
| Coelosphaerium sp. | X | |
| Cylindrospermopsis curvispora | X | |
| Cylindrospermopsis philippinensis | X | |
| Merismopedia glauca | X | + |
| Merismopedia tenuissima | X | X |
| Microcystis aeruginosa | X | X |
| Microcystis flos-aquae | X+ | X+ |
| Planktolyngbya circumcreta | X+ | X+ |
| Planktolyngbya contarta | X | |
| Planktolyngbya limnetica | X+ | X+ |
| Planktolyngbya mertensiana | X | |
| Planktolyngbya tallingii | X+ | X+ |
| Planktolyngbya undulata | X | X |
| Pseudoanabaena spp. | X | X |
| Romeria sp. | X | |
| Dinophyceae | ||
| Glenodinium sp. | X | |
| Ceratium limneticus | X | |
| Xanthophyceae | ||
| Ophiocytium cochleare | X | |