Trophic preferences and range for submerged plant species in NZ lakes.
| Species | Native (N) or Alien (A) | Trophic preference | Trophic range | Specificity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chara braunii* | N | Oligo | Oligo to Meso | High |
| Nitella tricellularis | N | Oligo | Oligo to Meso | High |
| Isoetes spp. | N | Oligo & Meso | Oligo to Meso | High |
| Nitella leptostacys | N | Oligo & Meso | Oligo to Meso | High |
| Chara fibrosa | N | Oligo & Meso | Oligo to Meso–Eu | Moderate |
| Nitell aff. cristata* | N | Meso | Oligo to Meso | High |
| Nitella stuartii* | N | Meso | Oligo to Meso | High |
| Lagarosiphon major* | A | Oligo & Meso | Oligo to Eu | Moderate |
| Myriophyllum propinquum | N | Oligo & Meso | Oligo to Eu | Moderate |
| Nitella flexilis* | N | Oligo & Meso | Oligo to Eu | Moderate |
| Nitella hookeri | N | Oligo & Meso | Oligo to Eu | Moderate |
| Nitella hyalina | N | Oligo & Meso | Oligo to Eu | Moderate |
| Nitella pseudoflabellata | N | Oligo & Meso | Oligo to Eu | Moderate |
| Ranunculus trichophyllus | A | Oligo & Meso | Oligo to Eu | Moderate |
| Potamogeton cheesemanii | N | Oligo–Meso | Oligo to Hyper | Low |
| Chara australis | N | Oligo & Meso | Oligo to Hyper | Low |
| Chara globularis | N | Oligo & Meso | Oligo to Hyper | Low |
| Elodea canadensis | A | Oligo & Meso | Oligo to Hyper | Low |
| Myriophyllum triphyllum | N | Oligo & Meso | Oligo to Hyper | Low |
| Nitella hookeri | N | Oligo & Meso | Oligo to Hyper | Low |
| Potamogeton ochreatus | N | Meso | Oligo to Hyper | Low |
| Ceratophyllum demersum | A | Meso & Eu | Oligo to Super | Low |
| Egeria densa | A | Meso & Eu | Oligo to Hyper | Low |
| Potamogeton pectinatus* | N | Meso & Eu | Oligo to Hyper | Low |
| Potamogeton crispus | A | Meso | Meso to Hyper | Moderate |
* limited no. of records (<20)
from Coffey and Clayton, 1988