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... ", ' t o ' Computer Code for Freshwater Life Forms of Newfoundland: Part 2 - Plants P.M. Ryan Fisheries Research Branch Department of Fisheries and Oceans P.O. Box 5667 St. John's, Newfoundland A 1C 5X1 . December 1983 Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 1729 Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences These reports contain scientific and technical information that represents an important contribution to existing knowledge but which for some reason may not be appropriate for primary scientific (i .e. Journaf) publication. They differ from Tech nical Reports in terms of subject scope and potential audience: Manuscript Reports deal primarily with nationalor regiona Iproblems and distribution is generally restrict ed to institutions or individuals located in particular regions ofCanada. 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Les numeros allant de 901 a 1425 ont ete publies a titre de manuscrits de I'Office des recherches sur les pecheries du Canada. Les nume'ros 1426 a 1550 ont ete publies atitre de Rapport manuscrits du Service des peches et de la mer, M inistere des Peches et de l'Environnement. Le nom de la serie a ete change a partir du rapport numero 1551. La page couverture porte Ie nom de I'etablissement auteur ou \'on peut se procurer les rapports sous couverture cartonnee. 1he Huntsman Mari ne l aboratory i - " Canadi an Manus"cri pt Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 1729 December 1983 COMPUTER CODE FOR FRESHWATER LIFE FORMS OF NEWFOUNDLAND: PART 2 - PLANTS by • P. M. Ryan Fisheries Research Branch Department of Fisheries and Oceans P.O. Box 5667 St. John's, Newfoundland A1C 5X1 This is the eighth Manuscript Report from Fisheries Research Branch, St. John's, Newfoundland. ii PREFACE This is Part 2 of two parts. The first part contains codes for animals and fish stomach content items. • (c)Minister of Supply and Services Canada 1983 Cat. No. Fs 97-4/1729 ISSN 0706-6473 Correct citation for this publication: Ryan, P. M. 1983. Computer code for freshwater life forms of Newfoundland: Part 2 - Plants. Can. MS Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 1729: iv + 122 p. iii CONTENTS Preface ii Abstract iv Introduction 1 Materials and methods 1 Results and discussion 2 Acknowledgments 3 References 4 Appendix 1: Scientific names of plants based on the last two coded fields and corresponding codes ordered by code sequence ....... 7 Appendix 2: List of taxa other than species and corresponding codes ordered alphabetically by taxa .•......••.. 27 Appendix 3: Systematically structured list of taxa and corresponding codes ordered by code sequence 39 Slime molds 39 Fungi ••.... 40 Bacteria and Viruses 41 Liverworts, Hornworts, and Mosses 42 Club mosses and horsetails •...... 43 True ferns, preferns and seed ferns 44 Conifers ......•. 45 Flowering plants 48 Blue-green algae 58 Green algae (including desmids and stoneworts} 65 Desmids (green algae) 80 Stoneworts (green algae) 86 Euglenids ....•.•.. 87 Yellow-green algae 89 Golden algae 92 Diatoms 102 Brown algae 114 Dinoflagellates 115 Chloromonads 117 Cryptomonads 118 Red algae •.•••....•••••• 120 Extraterrestrials ••.•..• 122 iv ABSTRACT Ryan, P. M. 1983. Computer code for freshwater life forms of Newfoundland: Part 2 - Plants. Can. MS Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 1729: iv + 122 p. A systematically structured, ten-digit, computer code for use in the study of the freshwater plants of Newfoundland was created. The code consists of two digits in each of five fields, with each field corresponding to a taxonomic rank. Nine hundred and nineteen plant taxa were assigned codes. These plant taxa consist of: 21 divisions or classes; 53 subdivisions, classes, or orders; 151 orders, suborders, or families; 241 genera; and 453 species which have been or might be recorded during freshwater investigations in Newfoundland. Key words: freshwater plants, Newfoundland, algae, systematics, taxonomY, computer code, species code ~ ~ RESUME Ryan, P. M. 1983. Computer code for freshwater 1He forms of Newfoundl and: Part 2 - Plants. Can. MS Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 1729: iv + 122 p. Un code informatique a dix chiffres systematiquement structure a ete cree pour 1 I etude des plantes d'eau douce de Terre-Neuve. Le code consiste en deux chiffres dan chacun des cinq domaines, chaque domaine correspondant a un rang taxonomique. Des codes ont ete assignes a 919 taxons de plantes. Ces taxons de plantes comprennent: 21 divisions ou classes; 53 subdivisions, classes ou ordres; 151 ordres, sous-ordres ou familles; 241 genres; et 453 especes qui ont ete ou pourraient etre repertoriees au cours de recherches sur les eaux douces a Terre-Neuve. Mots-cles: plantes d'eau douce, Terre-Neuve, algues, systematique, taxonomie, code informatique, code d'espece 1 INTRODUCTION This publication presents a systematically structured, ten-digit, computer code for use in the study of the freshwater plants of Newfoundland. It is a companion to the animal code presented, under separate cover, as Part 1 (Ryan 1983). Its purpose is to facilitate the rapid handling and analyses of large amounts of data obtained during aquatic studies in the Province of Newfoundland by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and other organizations or individuals. Originally, a computer code was required to analyze large amounts of data collected from lakes and streams at the headwaters of the Northwest Gander River as part of a long-term study. Numerous computer codes for life forms had been developed but those existing codes examined were not considered acceptable for a variety of reasons. The present code was created to meet a number of criteria. The code had to: accommodate plants, animals, and fish stomach content items; have provision for the commonly used taxonomic groupings; allow for the easy sorting of data by taxonomic group; be practical for use with various levels of specimen identification; have a simple format to minimize coding errors; and have provision for extensive and rapid modification. The code consists of two digits (00-99) in each of five fields with the identity of a plant, to a given taxonomic group, indicated by 01-99 in one or more of the five fields. This allows for the rapid sorting and analyses of data by taxonomic group and allows for a considerable addition of taxa without al terati on of the systematic structure. As the broad applicability of the code became apparent, the number of taxa assigned codes was increased with provision for: taxa from other areas of the province; taxa found outside the province; and terrestrial taxa customarily found near water. All plants found in or near the freshwaters of Newfoundland are not included in the report. However, codes are available for the inclusion of taxa as required. All taxa included may not, as yet, have been reported from Newfoundland. However, application of the code to data from outside the province is made easier by the inclusion of such ta~a. MATERIALS AND METHODS The first field in the code for plants was used to identify the division or class, the second field the subdivision, class or order, and the third field the order, suborder, or family. The fourth and fifth fields were used to identify the genus and species, respectively. This structuring of the code, with potential for entering the class and order in either of two fields, was done to accommodate differing taxonomic schemes encountered in practice.