Stigeoclonium nanum, a periphytic freshwater microalga was used in this study.
Norulhuda Mohamed Ramli, Christos Giatsis, Fatimah Md Yusoff, Johan Verreth, MarcVerdegem 2018, 'Resistance and resilience of small-scale recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) withor without algae to pH perturbation.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5901992?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In clear lakes, surface periphytic communities were co-dominated by chlorophytes and diatoms.
María Laura Sánchez, Gonzalo Luis Pérez, Irina Izaguirre, Haydée Pizarro 2013, 'Influence of underwater light climate on periphyton and phytoplankton communitiesin shallow lakes from the Pampa plain (Argentina) with contrasting steady states',Journal of Limnologyhttp://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/494. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A total of 275 phytoplanktonic and periphytic samples from 11 municipalities were analyzed.
Maria A. Santos, Carlos E. M. Bicudo, Carlos W. N. Moura 2018, 'Taxonomic notes on the species of the genus Micrasterias (Desmidiaceae, Conjugatophyceae)from the Metropolitan Region of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil', Check Listhttps://checklist.pensoft.net/article/28916/download/pdf/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
During the low water period the higher density of periphytic algae was observed.
Iraúza Arroteia Fonseca, Liliana Rodrigues 2005, 'Comunidade de algas perifíticas em distintos ambientes da planície de inundaçãodo alto rio Paraná - DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v27i1.1354 Periphytic algaecommunity in different environments of the upper Parana River floodplain - DOI:10.4025/actascibiolsci.v27i1.1354', Acta Scientiarum : Biological Scienceshttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/1354. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Water level fluctuations directly influenced periphytic algae species.
Kisay Lorena Adame, Barbara Dunck, Liliana Rodrigues 2018, 'Periphytic algal community in lentic environments of the Upper Paraná River floodplain:seasonal and spatial variation', Acta Limnologica Brasiliensiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-975X2018000100904&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Periphytic algae were evaluated for density and species composition.
Thiago Rodrigues dos Santos, Carla Ferragut 2018, 'Changes in the taxonomic structure of periphytic algae on a free-floating macrophyte(Utricularia foliosa L.) in relation to macrophyte richness over seasons', Acta Botânica Brasílicahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062018000400595&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The total richness of the periphytic algae was 188 taxa.
Stefania Biolo, Liliana Rodrigues 2013, 'Structure of the periphytic algae associated with a floating macrophyte in an openlake on the upper Paraná river floodplain, Brazil - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v35i4.18663',Acta Scientiarum : Biological Scienceshttp://186.233.154.254/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/18663. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In general, the periphytic algal community showed high diversity and species richness independent of season.
Raquel C.S França, Maria Rosélia Marques Lopes, Carla Ferragut 2011, 'Structural and successional variability of periphytic algal community in a Amazonianlake during the dry and rainy season (Rio Branco, Acre) Variação estrutural e sucessionalda comunidade de algas perifíticas em lago amazônico durante o período seco e chuvoso',Acta Amazonicahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672011000200010. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Periphytic algae with pads and stalks for adherence decreased with increasing surface roughness.
Mariane Lima de Souza, Carla Ferragut 2012, 'Influence of substratum surface roughness on periphytic algal community structurein a shallow tropical reservoir Influência da rugosidade do substrato sobre a estruturada comunidade de algas perifíticas em reservatório raso tropical', Acta Limnologica Brasiliensiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-975X2012000400007. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Periphytic diatom samples were obtained by scraping macrophytes' petioles, totaling two samples.
Daiane Trevisan Ruwer, Liliana Rodrigues 2018, 'Subfossil and periphytic diatoms from the upper Paraná river, Brazil: last ~1000 yearsof a transition period', Hoehneahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2236-89062018000300431&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)