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. 2004 Nov;70(11):6753–6766. doi: 10.1128/AEM.70.11.6753-6766.2004

TABLE 1.

Biomass of microplankton in the still and turbulent microcosms on day 6

Plankton group Biomass (μg of C liter−1)a
TB TD SB SD
Diatoms
    Chaetoceros socialis 86.23 126.13 8.74 11.85
    Pseudonitzschia sp. 2.91 5.32 1.27 1.06
    Other diatoms 2.98 5.79 0.12 ND
Phototrophic dinoflagellates
    cf. Cachonina niei 0.19 0.65 0.55 0.33
    Pentapharsodinium sp. 0.62 0.45 0.26 0.53
    Scrippsiella cf. trochoidea 1.28 0.40 1.38 0.81
    Other pigmented dinoflagellates ND 0.44 0.09 ND
Other algae
    Euglenophyceae 0.42 ND ND ND
    Dinobryon sp. 0.20 ND ND ND
    Phytoflagellates <10 μm (prasinophytes, haptophytes, and others) 7.56 9.95 6.28 4.72
Heterotrophic dinoflagellates
    Gyrodinium sp. 0.41 0.20 0.09 0.40
    Protoperidinium bipes 3.23 3.23 0.58 0.28
    Katodinium glaucum ND ND 0.59 ND
    Other heterotrophic dinoflagellates 0.46 1.17 0.74 0.71
Heterotrophic ciliates
    Tintinnids 9.72 19.44 1.67 0.56
    Strombidium sp. 1.54 ND ND ND
    Strombilidium sp. 1.33 ND ND ND
a

Biomass values above 2 μg of C liter−1 are shown in boldface type. ND, not detected.