Diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) and dinoflagellate cysts (dinophyceae) from Rookery Bay, Florida, U.S.A
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This paper is a report, on the diatoms and dinoflagellate cysts identified in a sediment core and a water sample recovered from Rookery Bay, a subtropical estuarine system located on the west coast of Florida. Eighty-eight diatom taxa representing 48 genera, many of which have been rarely observed, and 14 dinoflagellate cyst genera with 20 taxa were identified in Rookery Bay. All taxa are briefly annotated and documented by light micrographs. The most common diatom taxa in the surface sediment sample are Amphicocconeis disculoides, Chaetoceros resting spores, Cyclotella litoralis, Cymatosira belgica, Neodelphineis pelagica, Paralia sulcata, and Pleurosigma rhombeum. The most abundant dinoflagellate cyst taxa in the surface sample include Brigantedinium spp., Lingulodinium machaerophomm, Polyspheridium zoharyi, Spiniferites bentorii, and Spinifrites ramosus. Copyright 2007 College of Arts and Sciences.
Topics
DiatomsDinoflagellate cystsFloridaFloristicsTaxonomydiatomdinoflagellate cystestuarine environmentfloristicsidentification keysediment coretaxonomyFlorida [United States]North AmericaRookery BayUnited StatesAmphicocconeis disculoidesBacillariophyceaeBacillariophytaBacteria (microorganisms)BrigantediniumChaetocerosCyclotellaCymatosira belgicaDinophyceaeLingulodiniumNeodelphineis pelagicaParalia sulcataPleurosigma rhombeumSpiniferites bentorii
TNO Identifier
240446
ISSN
00086452
Source
Caribbean Journal of Science, 43(1), pp. 23-58.
Pages
23-58
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