Snow algae in Canadian Arctic

Snow algae in Canadian Arctic The snow algae can be found on the glacial surface and in cryoconite holes in Arctic region. The survey was carried out on Devon ice cap and Penny ice cap in 1998. See field pictures.
Green algae (Chlorophyta): Ancylonema nordenskioeldii Trochiscia sp. Cylindrocystis sp. Cyanobacteria (Cyanophyta): Calothrix parietina Oscillatriacean alga 1 Oscillatriacean alga 2 Chroococcacean alga	Study site

Ancylonema nordenskioeldii Size: 23 ± 5.9 x 9.4 ± 0.9 µm (length x wide) Cylindrocystis sp. Size: 35 ± 1.4 x 15 ± 0.4 µm (length x wide) Oscillatriacean alga 1 Size: 3.1 ± 1.1 µm in diameter	Trochiscia sp. Size: 12 ± 2.8 µm in diameter. Calothrix parietina Size: 9.3 ± 1.6 µm in wide Oscillatriacean alga 2 Size: 5.6 ± 1.2 µm in wide

References Takeuchi, N., Kohshima, S., Goto-Azuma, K., and Korner, R. M. (2001): Biological characteristics of dark colored material (cryoconite) on Canadian_Arctic glaciers (Devon and Penny ice cap), Proceeding of the Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research, Special Issue, 54, 495-505. [Abstract]