Table 2 Diversity and populations of cyanobacteria and phytoplankton identified from a multiple-reservoir water recycling system over four seasons

Cyanobacteria (CYA)

Anabaena

1

S67

KT271014

Aphanizomenon

3

S272

KT271215

Arthronema

1

S57, R51

KP769657

Chamaesiphon

1

S405, R155

KP769620

Cyanobacteria

3

15

12

4

S12

KT270960

Cylindrospermosis

1

S269

KT271212

Leptolyngbya

6

1

S73, R50

KP769666

Limnothrix

2

S100

KT271044

Microcoleus

1

1

S72

KT271019

Microcystis

1

10

3

1

S1

KT270949

ML635J

1

1

S53

KT271000

MLE

2

2

1

5

S111

KT271055

Nostoc

2

S237

KT271180

Nostocaceae

1

1

S502, R162

KP769641

Phormidium

2

1

S83, R37

KP769675

Planktothrix

1

S371

KT271314

Pseudanabaena

1

1

S10

KT270958

Pseudanabaenaceae

1

S506, R168

KP769648

Synechococcus

5

S281

KT271224

Unclassified CYA

5

9

6

6

S88, R175

KP769598

Xenococcaceae

1

S514, R206

KP769652

∑

26

51

25

19

Eukaryotic phytoplankton (EP)

Chlorophyta

11

2

3

17

S2

KT270950

Cryptophyta

2

4

1

7

S3

KT270951

Stramenopila

14

2

8

25

S6

KT270954

Streptophyta

1

S68

KT271015

Unclassified EP

12

1

17

S4

KT270952

∑

40

8

13

66

Other bacteria (OB)

Acidobacteria

2

S325

KT271268

Candidate

15

31

18

15

S19

KT270967

Chloroflexi

2

1

S407, R140

KP769621

Deinococcus

1

1

S217

KT271160

Firmicutes

2

S215

KT271158

Nitrospirae

2

1

S256

KT271199

Pelotomaculum

1

S322

KT271265

Unclassified OB

44

123

91

62

S7

KT270955

WD272

2

S460

KT271374

∑

62

158

113

81