Table 1. Dominant algal classes and input accessory pigment ratios used for Chemtax determination of class contribution to total chlorophyll a.
Fuco | Neo | Viol | Diad | Anth | Myx | Allo | Lut | Zea | Chl b | β Car | Ech | |
Diatom | 0.51 | 0 | 0 | 0.074 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.003 | 0 |
Cryptophyte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.004 | 0 |
Chlorophyte | 0 | 0.038 | 0.026 | 0 | 0.016 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 | 0 | 0.36 | 0.003 | 0 |
Cyanobacteria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 | 0 | 0.097 | 0.076 |
Fuco = fucoxanthin; Neo = 9′cis-neoxanthin, Viol = violaxanthin; Diad = diadinoxanthin; Anth = antheraxanthin; Myx = myxoxanthophyll; Allo = alloxanthin; Lut = lutein; Zea = zeaxanthin; Chl b = chlorophyll b; β Car = β-carotene; Ech = echinenone.