Algae. 1992; 7(2): 173-183.

Fresh-Water Algae New to Korea(II)

Jun Chung, Han-Soon Kim

Department of Biology, Kyungpook National University

The investigation of fresh-water algae from several reservoirs and swamps in Changnyong county, Kyungnam province was carried out from June, 1990 to 1991. Twenty seven taxa were newly added to the Korean fresh-water algal flora with descriptions and illustrations of each taxon. Among these algae, the family Astaciaceae and the genus Menoidium were recorded for the first time in Korea.

Keywords : fresh-water algal, Astaciaceae, Menoidium