Additions to the algaflora (Chlorophyta) of gray forest soil

The results of the study of morphology and ecology of green algae isolated from the gray forest soil are presented. Of the 41 strains identified to species level, 22 % (9 species) are first found in the algal flora of Russian soils including gray forest soils. Interesting, new or uncertain findings of the green algae of gray forest soil are discussed.