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Include physical parameters:
× River Wyre height at St Michaels (range 0.3-5m)
× Sunlight hours PCM at Bradford (range 25-250 hrs)
× Tide height at Fleetwood (range 0.5-10.5m)
× Temperature (range 6-20°C)
× Wave Power (range 0-50kW/m)
The environmental data presented here has been highly processed from its sources, you should check the notes in the page footer.

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Only species with records from the settling cell technique are displayed.

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× Total phytoplankton (22)

Diatoms

Bacillariaceae

× Bacillaria paxillifer (3)
× Meuniera membranacea (cells) (1)
× Pseudo-nitzchia seriata complex (4)

Chaetoceraceae

× Chaetoceros decipiens (1)
× Chaetoceros decipiens (cells) (1) Excluded from total phytoplankton count
× Chaetocerus debilis (1)
× Chaetocerus socialis (1)
× Chaetocerus (undet) (5)

Coscinodiscaceae

× Coscinodiscus concinnus (6)
× Coscinodiscus granii (1)
× Coscinodiscus radiatus (1)
× Coscinodiscus wailesii (3)
× Coscinodiscus (undet) (4)

Cymatosiraceae

× Plagiogrammopsis vanheurckii (cells) (2) Littoral/beach species, cell count (settling cell) not included in total phytoplankton
× Plagiogrammopsis vanheurckii (chains) (13) Littoral/beach species, chain count

Fragilariaceae

× Asterionellopsis glacialis (3) Cell count (settling cell), not included in total phytoplankton
× Asterionellopsis glacialis (chains) (4)
× Astroplanus karianus (1)

Heliopeltaceae

× Actinoptychus senarius (20)

Hemiaulaceae

× Cerataulina pelagica (3)
× Eucampia zodiacus (cells) (4) Not included in total phytoplankton
× Eucampia zodiacus (chains/rings) (5) Typically approx 8 cells to each chain (variable)

Hyalodiscaceae

× Podosira stelligera (3)

Lauderiaceae

× Lauderia annulata (3)

Leptocylindraceae

× Leptocylindrus danicus (cells) (2) 10ml settling cell only
× Leptocylindrus danicus (chains) (3)
× Leptocylindrus minimus Chains (4)

Lithodesmiaceae

× Ditylum brightwellii (6)

Naviculaceae

× Cylindrotheca closterium (3)
× Pleurosigma (undet) (8)
× Rhamphoneis amphiceros (4)

Paraliaceae

× Paralia sulcata (12)

Rhizosoleniaciae

× Guinardia delicatula (6)
× Guinardia flaccida (1)
× Guinardia striata (2)
× Proboscia alata (2)
× Rhizosolenia hebetata (3)
× Rhizosolenia imbricata (6) Prior to 27th September 2023 includes R. Styliformis.
× Rhizosolenia setigera (4)
× Rhizosolenia styliformis (3) Post 27th September 2023. Previously counted as R.imbricata

Skeletonemaceae

× Detonula (undet) (1)
× Skeletonema (undet) (1)

Stephanopyxidaceae

× Stephanopyxis turris (1)

Thalassiosiraceae

× Thalassiosira eccentrica (6)
× Thalassiosira hendeyi (1)
× Thalassiosira rotula (5)
× Thalassiosira (undet) (13)

Triceratiaceae

× Odontella aurita (1)
× Odontella regia (14) Originally mis-identified as mobiliensis, there is no evidence of O. mobiliensis in the Wyre.
× Odontella rhombus (1)
× Odontella sinensis (2)

Dinoflagellates

Ceratiaceae

× Ceratium fusus (1)

Other phytoplankton

Phaeocystaceae

× Phaeocystis globosa (1)
× Phaeocystis globosa (cells) (1) Estimated cell count - only for the settling cell results. Exclued from total phytoplankton count.