id	taxonID	scientificName	acceptedNameUsage	kingdom	phylum	class	order	family	genus	specificEpithet	infraspecificEpithet	taxonRank	scientificNameAuthorship	bibliographicCitation
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000001	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000001	Acroceras zizanioides (Kunth) Dandy	Acroceras zizanioides (Kunth) Dandy	Plantae	Tracheophyta	Liliopsida	Poales	Poaceae	Acroceras	zizanioides		Species	(Kunth) Dandy	Agaoru, C.G (2012). Crustacean Ecology in Opi lake, Nigeria. Unpulished Masters Project in Hydrobiology in the department of Zoology, University of Nigeria. 66pp.
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000002	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000002	Alchornea cordifolia (Schumach & Thonn.) Mull.Arg	Alchornea cordifolia (Schumach & Thonn.) Mull.Arg	Plantae	Tracheophyta	Magnoliopsida	Malpighiales	Euphorbiaceae	Alchornea	cordifolia		Species	(Schumach & Thonn.) Mull.Arg	Agaoru, C.G (2012). Crustacean Ecology in Opi lake, Nigeria. Unpulished Masters Project in Hydrobiology in the department of Zoology, University of Nigeria. 66pp.
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000025	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000025	Anabaena spiroides (Woronichin) Elenkin	Anabaena spiroides (Woronichin) Elenkin	Bacteria	Cyanobacteria	Cyanobacteriia	Cyanobacteriales	Nostocaceae	Anabaena	spiroides		Species	(Woronichin) Elenkin	Lucy Chinomsso et. al (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science, Toxicology and food technology, Vol 14 pp 43-50
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000010	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000010	Ankistrodesmus falcatus (Corda) Ralfs, 1848	Ankistrodesmus falcatus (Corda) Ralfs, 1848	Plantae	Chlorophyta	Chlorophyaceae	Shaeropleales	Selenastraceae	Ankistrodesmus	falcatus		Species	(Corda) Ralfs, 1848	Lucy, C.I., | Kevin, E.K. | Dike, H.O. (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science,Toxicology and food technology, 14: 43-51
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000026	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000026	Aphanizomenon flosaque Ralfs ex Bornet & Flahault	Aphanizomenon flosaque Ralfs ex Bornet & Flahault	Bacteria	Cyanobacteria	Cyanobacteriia	Cyanobacteriales	Nostocaceae	Aphanizomenon	flosaque		Species	Ralfs ex Bornet & Flahault	Lucy Chinomsso et. al (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science, Toxicology and food technology, Vol 14 pp 43-50
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000011	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000011	Asterionella formosa Hassall, 1850	Asterionella formosa Hassall, 1850	Chromista	Ochrophyta	Bacillariophyceae	Fragilariales	Fragilariaceae	Asterionella	formosa		Species	Hassall, 1850	Lucy, C.I., | Kevin, E.K. | Dike, H.O. (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science,Toxicology and food technology, 14: 43-51
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000003	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000003	Brasenia schreberi J.F.Gmel.	Brasenia schreberi J.F.Gmel.	Plantae	Tracheophyta	Magnoliopsida	Nymphaeales	Cabombaceae	Brasenia	schreberi		Species	J.F.Gmel.	Agaoru, C.G (2012). Crustacean Ecology in Opi lake, Nigeria. Unpulished Masters Project in Hydrobiology in the department of Zoology, University of Nigeria. 66pp.
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000012	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000012	Chlamydomonas Ehrenberg, 1833	Chlamydomonas Ehrenberg, 1833	Plantae	Chlorophyta	Chlorophyaceae	Volvocales	Chlamydomonaceae	Chlamydomonas			Genus	Ehrenberg, 1833	Lucy, C.I., | Kevin, E.K. | Dike, H.O. (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science,Toxicology and food technology, 14: 43-51
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000027	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000027	Closterium gracile Breb. ex Ralfs, 1848	Closterium gracile Breb. ex Ralfs, 1848	Plantae	Charophyta	Zygnematophyceae	Zygnematales	Closteriaceae	Closterium	gracile		Species	Breb. ex Ralfs, 1848	Lucy Chinomsso et. al (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science, Toxicology and food technology, Vol 14 pp 43-50
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000013	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000013	Closterium parvulum Nageli, 1849	Closterium parvulum Nageli, 1849	Plantae	Charophyta	Zygnematophyceae	Zygnematales	Closteriaceae	Closterium	parvulum		Species	Nageli, 1849	Lucy, C.I., | Kevin, E.K. | Dike, H.O. (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science,Toxicology and food technology, 14: 43-51
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000028	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000028	Crucigenia fenestrata (Schmidle) Schmidle	Crucigenia fenestrata (Schmidle) Schmidle	Plantae	Chlorophyta	Trebouxiophyceae	Sphaeropleales	Scenedesmaceae	Crucigenia	fenestrata		Species	(Schmidle) Schmidle	Lucy Chinomsso et. al (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science, Toxicology and food technology, Vol 14 pp 43-50
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000014	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000014	Cyclotella aperculata (F.T.Kutzing) A.de Brebisson, 1838	Cyclotella aperculata (F.T.Kutzing) A.de Brebisson, 1838	Chromista	Ochrophyta	Bacillariophyceae	Thalassiosirales	Stephanodiscaceae	Cyclotella	aperculata		Species	(F.T.Kutzing) A.de Brebisson, 1838	Lucy, C.I., | Kevin, E.K. | Dike, H.O. (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science,Toxicology and food technology, 14: 43-51
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000029	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000029	Cyclotella meneghiniana Kutzing, 1844	Cyclotella meneghiniana Kutzing, 1844	Chromista	Ochrophyta	Bacillariophyceae	Thalassiosirales	Stephanodiscaceae	Cyclotella	meneghiniana		Species	Kutzing, 1844	Lucy Chinomsso et. al (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science, Toxicology and food technology, Vol 14 pp 43-50
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000004	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000004	Cyperus difformis L.	Cyperus difformis L.	Plantae	Tracheophyta	Liliopsida	Poales	Cyperaceae	Cyperus	difformis		Species	L.	Agaoru, C.G (2012). Crustacean Ecology in Opi lake, Nigeria. Unpulished Masters Project in Hydrobiology in the department of Zoology, University of Nigeria. 66pp.
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000030	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000030	Diatoma J.B.M.Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824	Diatoma J.B.M.Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824	Chromista	Ochrophyta	Bacillariophyceae	Fragilariales	Fragilariaceae	Diatoma			Genus	J.B.M.Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824	Lucy Chinomsso et. al (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science, Toxicology and food technology, Vol 14 pp 43-50
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000015	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000015	Dinobryon Ehrenberg, 1834	Dinobryon Ehrenberg, 1834	Chromista	Ochrophyta	Chrysophyceae	Chromulinales	Dinobryaceae	Dinobryon			Genus	Ehrenberg, 1834	Lucy, C.I., | Kevin, E.K. | Dike, H.O. (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science,Toxicology and food technology, 14: 43-51
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000005	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000005	Echinochloa stagnina (Retz.) P.Beauv	Echinochloa stagnina (Retz.) P.Beauv	Plantae	Tracheophyta	Liliopsida	Poales	Poaceae	Echinochloa	stagnina		Species	(Retz.) P.Beauv	Agaoru, C.G (2012). Crustacean Ecology in Opi lake, Nigeria. Unpulished Masters Project in Hydrobiology in the department of Zoology, University of Nigeria. 66pp.
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000016	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000016	Fragilaria capucina Desmazieres, 1830	Fragilaria capucina Desmazieres, 1830	Chromista	Ochrophyta	Bacillariophyceae	Fragilariales	Fragilariaceae	Fragilaria	capucina		Species	Desmazieres, 1830	Lucy, C.I., | Kevin, E.K. | Dike, H.O. (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science,Toxicology and food technology, 14: 43-51
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000031	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000031	Fragilaria virescens H.C.Lyngbye, 1819	Fragilaria virescens H.C.Lyngbye, 1819	Chromista	Ochrophyta	Bacillariophyceae	Fragilariales	Fragilariaceae	Fragilaria	virescens		Species	H.C.Lyngbye, 1819	Lucy Chinomsso et. al (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science, Toxicology and food technology, Vol 14 pp 43-50
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000006	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000006	Kyllinga squamalata Vahl.	Kyllinga squamalata Vahl.	Plantae	Tracheophyta	Liliopsida	Poales	Cyperaceae	Kyllinga	squamalata		Species	Vahl.	Agaoru, C.G (2012). Crustacean Ecology in Opi lake, Nigeria. Unpulished Masters Project in Hydrobiology in the department of Zoology, University of Nigeria. 66pp.
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000032	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000032	Lyngbya limnetica Lemmerm.	Planktolyngbya limnetica (Limmerm.) Komark-Legn & Cronberg	Bacteria	Cyanobacteria	Cyanobacteriia	Leptolyngyales	Leptolyngbyaceae	Planktolyngbya	limnetica 		Species	(Lemmerm.) Komárk.-Legn. & Cronberg	Lucy Chinomsso et. al (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science, Toxicology and food technology, Vol 14 pp 43-50
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000017	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000017	Mallomonas caudata Willi. Krieg.	Mallomonas caudata Willi. Krieg.	Chromista	Ochrophyta	Chrysophyceae	Synurales	Mallomonaceae	Mallomonas	caudata		Species	Willi Krieg	Lucy, C.I., | Kevin, E.K. | Dike, H.O. (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science,Toxicology and food technology, 14: 43-51
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000018	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000018	Melosira granulata Otto Muller, 1903	Melosira granulata Otto Muller, 1903	Chromista	Ochrophyta	Bacillariophyceae	Melosirales	Melosiraceae	Melosira	granulata		Species	Otto Muller, 1903	Lucy, C.I., | Kevin, E.K. | Dike, H.O. (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science,Toxicology and food technology, 14: 43-51
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000033	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000033	Melosira varians C.Agardh, 1827	Melosira varians C.Agardh, 1827	Chromista	Ochrophyta	Bacillariophyceae	Melosirales	Melosiraceae	Melosira	varians		Species	C.Agardh, 1827	Lucy Chinomsso et. al (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science, Toxicology and food technology, Vol 14 pp 43-50
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000019	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000019	Microcystis aeruginosa (Kutz) Kutz	Microcystis aeruginosa F	Bacteria	Cyanobacteria	Cyanobacteriia	Cyanobacteriales	Microcystaceae	Microcystis	aeruginosa		Species	F	Lucy, C.I., | Kevin, E.K. | Dike, H.O. (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science,Toxicology and food technology, 14: 43-51
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000007	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000007	Nelumbo lutea (Willd.) Pers.	Nelumbo lutea (Willd.) Pers.	Plantae	Tracheophyta	Magnoliopsida	Proteales	Nelumbonaceae	Nelumbo	lutea		Species	(Willd.) Pers.	Agaoru, C.G (2012). Crustacean Ecology in Opi lake, Nigeria. Unpulished Masters Project in Hydrobiology in the department of Zoology, University of Nigeria. 66pp.
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000020	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000020	Nitzschia closterium (Ehrenberg) W.Smith, 1853	Nitzschia closterium (Ehrenberg) W.Smith, 1853	Chromista	Ochrophyta	Bacillariophyceae	Bacillariales	Baccillariaceae	Nitzschia	closterium		Species	(Ehrenberg) W.Smith, 1853	Lucy, C.I., | Kevin, E.K. | Dike, H.O. (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science,Toxicology and food technology, 14: 43-51
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000008	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000008	Nymphaea lotus L.	Nymphaea lotus L.	Plantae	Tracheophyta	Magnoliopsida	Nymphaeales	Nymphaeaceae	Nymphaea	lotus		Species	L.	Agaoru, C.G (2012). Crustacean Ecology in Opi lake, Nigeria. Unpulished Masters Project in Hydrobiology in the department of Zoology, University of Nigeria. 66pp.
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000021	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000021	Oscillatoria lacustris (Klebahn) Geitler	Trichodesmium lacustre Kleb.	Bacteria	Cyanobacteria	Cyanobacteriia	Cyanobacteriales	Microcoleaceae	Oscillatoria	lacustris		Species	(Klebahn) Geitle	Lucy, C.I., | Kevin, E.K. | Dike, H.O. (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science,Toxicology and food technology, 14: 43-51
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000009	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000009	Panicum laxum Sw.	Steinchisma laxum (Sw.) Zuloaga	Plantae	Tracheophyta	Liliopsida	Poales	Poaceae	Panicum	laxum		Species	Sw.	Agaoru, C.G (2012). Crustacean Ecology in Opi lake, Nigeria. Unpulished Masters Project in Hydrobiology in the department of Zoology, University of Nigeria. 66pp.
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000022	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000022	Peridinium umbonatum (F.Stein) Carty	Peridinium umbonatum (F.Stein) Carty	Chromista	Myzozoa	Dinophyceae	Peridiniales	Peridiniaceae	Peridinium	umbonatum		Species	(F.Stein) Carty	Lucy, C.I., | Kevin, E.K. | Dike, H.O. (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science,Toxicology and food technology, 14: 43-51
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000034	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000034	Spirogyra Link, 1820	Spirogyra Link, 1820	Plantae	Charophyta	Zygnematophyceae	Zygnematales	Zygnemataceae	Spirogyra			Genus	Link, 1820	Lucy Chinomsso et. al (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science, Toxicology and food technology, Vol 14 pp 43-50
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000023	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000023	Synedra ulva Ehrenberg, 1832	Synedra ulva Ehrenberg, 1832	Chromista	Ochrophyta	Bacillariophyceae	Fragilariales	Fragilariaceae	Synedra	ulva		Species	Ehrenberg, 1832	Lucy, C.I., | Kevin, E.K. | Dike, H.O. (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science,Toxicology and food technology, 14: 43-51
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000035	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000035	Tabellaria flocculosa (Roth) Kützing, 1844	Tabellaria flocculosa (Roth) Kützing, 1844	Chromista	Ochrophyta	Bacillariophyceae	Tabellariales	Tabellariaceae	Tabellaria	flocculosa		Species	(Roth) Kützing, 1844	Lucy Chinomsso et. al (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science, Toxicology and food technology, Vol 14 pp 43-50
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000024	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000024	Trachelomonas Ehrenberg, 1835	Trachelomonas Ehrenberg, 1835	Protozoa	Euglenozoa	Euglenoidea	Euglenida	Euglenaceae	Trachelomonas			Genus	Ehrenberg, 1835	Lucy, C.I., | Kevin, E.K. | Dike, H.O. (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science,Toxicology and food technology, 14: 43-51
NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000036	NG:NCB:UL_SE_Coastal_Flora_Checklist:0000036	Volvox globator L.	Volvox globator L.	Plantae	Chlorophyta	Chlorophyaceae	Volvocales	Volvocaeae	Volvox	globator		Species	L.	Lucy Chinomsso et. al (2020) Assessment of water quality and plankton Taxa of Nworie river In Owerri, Southeastern Nigeria. Journal of environmental science, Toxicology and food technology, Vol 14 pp 43-50
