Unreported Fresh-water Algae in Korea

An investigation of the freshwater algal flora of Nakdong river estuary, Jinyang Lake and Danjang stream was carried out from May to November in 1993. This paper deals with a total 16 taxa belonging to 5 genera which are recorded for the first time in Korean freshwater algal flora. Among them, the 5 genera Coronastrum Thompson, Echinospaeridium Lemmermann, Dichtomococcus Korsikov, Dicloster Jao et al. and Siderocystopsis Swale are newly added to the freshwater algal flora of Korea.