Soil algae of cryptogamic crusts from the Uintah Basin, Utah, U.S.A.

Authors

John Ashley, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
Samuel R. Rushforth, Brigham Young University
Jeffrey R. Johansen, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington

Abstract

The algal flora of selected soils in the Uintah Basin, Uintah County, Utah, was studied. A total of 45 species was identified from the top soils of three different vascular plant habitats. The soil algal flora was dominated in biomass by filamentous Cyanophyta, including Microcoleus vaginatus, Phormidium minnesotense, and three species of Nostoc. These algae formed the algal matrix of the soil within which other Cyanophyta as well as Chlorophyta, Bacillariophyta, and Euglenophyta occurred.

Recommended Citation

Ashley, John; Rushforth, Samuel R.; and Johansen, Jeffrey R. (1985) "Soil algae of cryptogamic crusts from the Uintah Basin, Utah, U.S.A.," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 45: No. 3, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol45/iss3/6