Lepskaya E.V., Nikulina T.V., Medvedeva L.A., Elchaparov V.G.
V.Ya.Levanidov memorial lectures 2025; (11): 102–113
The results of the study of the algal flora of the meromictic Bolshoy Vilyuy Lake located in the southeastern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula are presented. The species richness of the algal flora is described, it represented by 97 species of cyanobacteria and diatoms, and the dominant species are identified: Lyngbya aestuarii, Tabularia fasciculata, Melosira lineata, M. inflexa, Cocconeis scutellum, Craticula halophila. The characteristics of one of the most interesting representatives of the flora, identified as Xenococcus cf. elenkinii Pohribniak, are given. A brief ecological analysis of the algal flora is carried out.