Diatom distribution in the Skagerrak-Kattegat

There are 177 diatom species in the list, but today only 97 have links to "species sheets". Species with an astersisk (*) are not illustrated. Click on the species name in the list to get to the species sheet. Arrows may be used to browse all species sheets. To view a list of species to the left of species sheets you should go to Diatoms.

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Diatomophyceae

Kattegat

Skagerrak

Actinocyclus octonarius

X
X

Actinoptychus senarius

X
X

Arcocellulus cornucervis

X

Asterionellopsis glacialis

X
X

Asteroplanus karianus

X
X

Asteromphalus hyalinus*

X

Attheya longicornis

X

Attheya septentrionalis

X
X

Bacteriastrum elongatum

X

Bacteriastrum hyalinum

X

Cerataulina pelagica

X
X

Chaetoceros affinis

X
X

Chaetoceros anastomosans Grunow var. externa (Gran) Hustedt

X
X

Chaetoceros atlanticus

X
X

Chaetoceros baculites

X

Chaetoceros borealis

X
X

Chaetoceros cf. brevis

X
X

Chaetoceros ceratosporus

X
X

Chaetoceros cinctus

X
X

Chaetoceros circinalis

X

Chaetoceros compressus

X
X

Chaetoceros concavicornis

X

Chaetoceros constrictus

X
X

Chaetoceros convolutus

X
X

Chaetoceros coronatus

X
X

Chaetoceros costatus

X
X

Chaetoceros curvisetus

X
X

Chaetoceros danicus

X
X

Chaetoceros debilis

X
X

Chaetoceros decipiens

X
X

Chaetoceros densus

X
X

Chaetoceros diadema

X
X

Chaetoceros didymus

X
X

Chaetoceros difficilis

X

Chaetoceros diversus

X

Chaetoceros eibenii

X
X

Chaetoceros gracilis

X
X

Chaetoceros holsaticus

X
X

Chaetoceros impressus

X

Chaetoceros ingolfianus

X

Chaetoceros laciniosus

X
X

Chaetoceros lauderi

X
X

Chaetoceros lorenzianus

X

Chaetoceros minimus

X
X

Chaetoceros mitra

X

Chaetoceros muelleri

X

Chaetoceros perpusillus

X

Chaetoceros pseudobrevis

X
X

Chaetoceros pseudocrinitus

X
X

Chaetoceros radicans

X
X

Chaetoceros seiracanthus

X
X

Chaetoceros similis

X
X

Chaetoceros simplex

X
X

Chaetoceros socialis

X
X

Chaetoceros subtilis

X
X

Chaetoceros tenuissimus

X
X

Chaetoceros teres

X
X

Chaetoceros throndsenii

X
X

Chaetoceros tortissimus

X

Chaetoceros wighamii

X
X

Corethron cf. criophilum

X
X

Coscinodiscus asteromphalus

X

Coscinodsiscus centralis

X

Coscinodiscus concinnus

X
X

Coscinodiscus curvatulus

X

Coscinodiscus granii

X
X

Coscinodiscus kuetzingii

X

Coscinodiscus oculus-iridis

X
X

Coscinodiscus radiatus

X
X

Coscinodiscus subbulliens

X
X

Coscinodiscus wailesii

X
X

Cyclotella atomus

X

Cyclotella choctawhatcheeana

X
X

Cyclotella meneghiniana

X

Cyclotella striata

X

Cylindrotheca closterium

X
X

Dactyliosolen blavyanus

X

Dactyliosolen fragilissimus

X
X

Dactyliosolen phuketensis

X

Detonula confervacea

X
X

Detonula pumila

X
X

Ditylum brightwellii

X
X

Entomoneis sp.

X
X

Eucampia groenlandica

X
X

Eucampia zodiacus

X
X

Extubocellulus spinifer

X

Fragilariopsis cylindrus

X

Guinardia delicatula

X
X

Guinardia flaccida

X
X

Guinardia striata

X
X

Heliotheca tamesis

X
X

Hemiaulus hauckii

X

Hemiaulus sinensis

X

Lauderia annulata

X
X

Lennoxia faveolata

X
X

Leptocylindrus danicus

X
X

Leptocylindrus mediterraneus

X
X

Leptocylindrus minimus

X
X

Lithodesmium undulatum

X

Melosira arctica

X

Meuniera membranacea

X

Minidiscus trioculatus

X

Minutocellus polymorphus

X

Navicula transitans Cleve var. derasa Grunow f. delicatula Heimdal

X

Navicula vanhoeffenii

X

Nitzschia frigida

X

Nitzschia longissima

X
X

Nitzschia sp.

X

Odontella aurita

X
X

Odontella mobiliensis

X
X

Odontella regia

X

Odontella sinensis

X
X

Paralia sulcata

X
X

Pauliella taeniata*

X
X

Phaeodactylum tricornutum

X

Plagiogrammopsis vanheurckii

X

Porosira glacialis

X
X

Porosira pentaportula

X

Proboscia alata

X
X

Pseudo-nitzschia delicatissima

X
X

Pseudo-nitzschia fraudulenta

X

Pseudo-nitzschia heimii

X

Pseudo-nitzschia multiseries

X

Pseudo-nitzschia pseudodelicatissima

X
X

Pseudo-nitzschia pungens

X
X

Pseudo-nitzschia seriata

X
X

Pseudo-nitzschia subfraudulenta

X

Pseudo-nitzschia turgidula

X

Pseudosolenia calcar-avis

X
X

Rhizosolenia borealis

X

Rhizosolenia fallax

X

Rhizosolenia hebetata Bailey f. semispina (Hensen) Gran

X
X

Rhizosolenia imbricata

X
X

Rhizosolenia pungens

X
X

Rhizosolenia robusta

X

Rhizosolenia setigera

X
X

Rhizosolenia styliformis

X
X

Roperia tesselata

X
X

Skeletonema costatum

X
X

Stellarima stellaris

X

Stephanopyxis palmeriana

X

Stephanopyxis turris

X
X

Thalassionema frauenfeldii

X
X

Thalassionema nitzschioides

X
X

Thalassiosira angulata

X
X

Thalassiosira anguste-lineata

X
X

Thalassiosira antarctica

X

Thalassiosira baltica

X
X

Thalassiosira binata

X

Thalassiosira constricta

X

Thalassiosira conferta

X

Thalassiosira curviseriata

X

Thalassiosira decipiens

X
X

Thalassiosira delicatula

X

Thalassiosira eccentrica

X
X

Thalassiosira gravida

X
X

Thalassiosira guillardii

X
X

Thalassiosira hispida

X

Thalassiosira hyalina

X

Thalassiosira hyperborea

X

Thalassiosira lacustris

X
X

Thalassiosira leptopus

X

Thalassiosira levanderi

X
X

Thalassiosira mala

X

Thalassiosira mediterranea

X

Thalassiosira minima

X

Thalassiosira minuscula

X

Thalassiosira nordenskioeldii

X
X

Thalassiosira oceanica

X

Thalassiosira proschkinae

X

Thalassiosira pseudonana

X

Thalassiosira punctigera

X

Thalassiosira rotula

X

Thalassiosira subtilis

X

Thalassiosira tenera

X

Thalassiosira weissflogii

X
X

Thalassiothrix longissima

X
X

The checklist is based on our own observations and on the following references:

Christensen, T., Koch, C. & Thomsen, H. A. 1985. Distribution of algae in danish salt and brackish waters. Institut for Sporeplanter, Copenhagen.

Heimdal, B. R., Hasle, G. R. & Throndsen, J. 1973. An annotated check-list of plankton algae from the Oslofjord, Norway (1951-1972). Norw. J. Bot. 20:13-19.

Jensen, K. G. & Moestrup, Ø. 1998. The genus Chaetoceros (Bacillariophyceae) in inner Danish coastal waters. Opera Botanica. 133: 1- 68.

Lange, C. B., Hasle, G. R. & Syvertsen, E. E. 1992. Seasonal cycle of diatoms in the Skagerrak, North Atlantic, with emphasis on the period 1980-1990. Sarsia. 77: 173-187.

 

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