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    Common Phytoplankton Key

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    This document provides a key for identifying common phytoplankton and other plankton species. It includes the species name, code, size range in micrometers, and illustrations of each organism. In total, it provides identifying information for over 30 phytoplankton and zooplankton species that are commonly found in marine environments. A relative scale in micrometers is also included to help with size comparisons between species.

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    This document provides a key for identifying common phytoplankton and other plankton species. It includes the species name, code, size range in micrometers, and illustrations of each organism. In total, it provides identifying information for over 30 phytoplankton and zooplankton species that are commonly found in marine environments. A relative scale in micrometers is also included to help with size comparisons between species.

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    This document provides a key for identifying common phytoplankton and other plankton species. It includes the species name, code, size range in micrometers, and illustrations of each organism. In total, it provides identifying information for over 30 phytoplankton and zooplankton species that are commonly found in marine environments. A relative scale in micrometers is also included to help with size comparisons between species.

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    Target Species COMMON PHYTOPLANKTON KEY OTHER COMMON PLANKTON

    (non-phyto)
    Alexandrium spp. AL Gymnodinium spp. GY Gonyaulax spinifera GS Protoperidinium spp. PT Scripsiella spp. SC Cocinodiscus spp. CO Odontella spp. OD Larval Clam LC

    25-46 µm 24-50 µm 25-50 µm 50-95 µm 20-37 µm 40-500 µm 45-70 µm Generally Large

    Dinophysis norvegica DN Dinophysis acuminata DA Dinophysis tripos DT Asterionellopsis spp. AS Chaetoceros spp. CH Chaetoceros socialis CS Biddulphia spp. BD Rotifer spp. RO

    48-80 µm 40 - 50 µm 40 - 120 µm 30-150 µm 10 - 53 µm 3-15 µm 60 - 160 µm Generally Large

    Prorocentrum lima PL Prorocentrum micans PM Ceratium fusus CF Ceratium lineatum CL Ceratium longipes CP Dictyocha spp. DO Fragilaria spp. FR Pollen Grain PG

    31-47 µm 35-70 µm 200-540 µm 100-130 µm 150-250 µm 10-45 µm 10 - 70 µm Generally Large

    Pseudonitzschia PS Thalassionema spp. TA Thalassiosira spp. TL Nitzschia spp. NZ Skeletonema spp. SK Ditylum spp. DM Leptocylindrus spp. LP Crab Zoea CZ

    64-117 µm 16 - 90 µm 12-39 µm 60 - 125 µm 2-21 µm 80 - 130 µm 30 - 75 µm Generally Large

    Species Name CODE Rhizosolenia spp. RH Gyrosigma spp. GY Navicula spp. NV Melosira spp. ML Guinardia spp. GN Eucampia spp. EU Tintinnid spp. TN
    (Guide to using key)

    illustration of organism

    Size Range ( in µm) 25-57 µm 110 - 175 µm 32-49 µm 10-50 µm 60 - 160 µm 10-33 µm Generally Large

    REFERENCES USED
    Cupp, E.E. 1943. Marine Plankton Diatoms of the West Coast of North America, University of California Berkeley
    McConnaughey, B.H. 1970. Introduction to Marine Biology. C.V. Mosby St. Louis
    Smith, D.L., 1997. A Guide to Marine and Coastal Plankton and Marine Invertebrate Larvae; Kendall/Hunt Dubuque.
    Tomas, C.R. 1997. Identifying Marine Phytoplankton. Academic Press/Harcourt Brace San Diego. 20 50 75 100 200 400
    van den Hoek, C., Mann D.G. & Jahns, H.M. 1993. Algae; an introduction to phycology. Cambridge University Press.
    Relative Scale (in µm)
    http://www.marbot.gu.s/SSS/SSSHome.htm

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