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Type of sample: 2.5µm semi-quantitative. 10ml settling cell.

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Include physical parameters: See footer for notes.
× River Wyre height at St Michaels (range 0.3-5m, 5-day boxcar available)
× Sunlight hours PCM at Bradford (range 25-250 hrs)
× Tide height at Fleetwood (range 0.5-10.5m)
× Sample salinity (range 25-32‰) collected from Jan 2024.
× Temperature (range 6-20°C).
× Wave Power (range 0-50kW/m, 5 day boxcar available)

Use 5-day boxcar values (avaiable for wave power and river height)

Select species to display:

Aggregate

× Polymer fibre (undet) (32) Cellulose fibres are excluded from counts due to contamination issues.
× Total phytoplankton (46)
× Total zooplankton (46)

Diatoms

Bacillariaceae

× Bacillaria paxillifer (8)
× Meuniera membranacea (cells) (2)
× Pseudo-nitzchia seriata complex (16)

Chaetoceraceae

× Bacteriastrum hyalinum (2)
× Chaetoceros decipiens (1)
× Chaetocerus debilis (18)
× Chaetocerus didymus (9)
× Chaetocerus socialis (12)
× Chaetocerus (undet) (30)

Coscinodiscaceae

× Coscinodiscus asteromphalus (2)
× Coscinodiscus concinnus (22)
× Coscinodiscus granii (5)
× Coscinodiscus radiatus (31)
× Coscinodiscus wailesii (22)
× Coscinodiscus (undet) (33)

Cymatosiraceae

× Brockmanniella brockmannii (chains) (1)
× Plagiogrammopsis vanheurckii (chains) (26) Littoral/beach species, chain count

Fragilariaceae

× Asterionellopsis glacialis (chains) (41)
× Astroplanus karianus (5)

Heliopeltaceae

× Actinoptychus senarius (42)

Hemiaulaceae

× Cerataulina pelagica (5)
× Eucampia zodiacus (chains/rings) (19) Typically approx 8 cells to each chain (variable)

Hyalodiscaceae

× Podosira stelligera (18)

Lauderiaceae

× Lauderia annulata (13)

Leptocylindraceae

× Leptocylindrus danicus (chains) (4)
× Leptocylindrus minimus Chains (5)

Lithodesmiaceae

× Bellerochea malleus (chains) (1) Originally mis-identified as Lithodesmium undulatum (52), data prior to 4/7/23 is not reliable for these species.
× Ditylum brightwellii (36)
× Lithodesmium undulatum (chains) (1) Bellerochea malleus (53) originally mis-identified as Lithodesmium undulatum, data prior to 4/7/23 is not reliable for these species.

Melosiraceae

× Melosira moniliformis (1)

Naviculaceae

× Pleurosigma (undet) (14)
× Rhamphoneis amphiceros (1)

Paraliaceae

× Paralia sulcata (18)

Rhizosoleniaciae

× Guinardia delicatula (23)
× Guinardia flaccida (28)
× Guinardia striata (10)
× Neocalyptrella robusta (4)
× Proboscia alata (7)
× Proboscia truncata (8)
× Rhizosolenia hebetata (20)
× Rhizosolenia imbricata (39) Prior to 27th September 2023 includes R. Styliformis.
× Rhizosolenia setigera (19)
× Rhizosolenia styliformis (7) Post 27th September 2023. Previously counted as R.imbricata
× Rhizosolenia (undet) (14)

Skeletonemaceae

× Skeletonema (undet) (2)

Stephanopyxidaceae

× Stephanopyxis turris (14)

Thalassiosiraceae

× Thalassiosira eccentrica (9)
× Thalassiosira hendeyi (2)
× Thalassiosira nordenskioeldii (6)
× Thalassiosira rotula (34)
× Thalassiosira (undet) (42)

Triceratiaceae

× Odontella aurita (2)
× Odontella regia (45) Originally mis-identified as mobiliensis, there is no evidence of O. mobiliensis in the Wyre.
× Odontella rhombus (3)
× Odontella sinensis (29)

Dinoflagellates

Ceratiaceae

× Ceratium furca (10)
× Ceratium fusus (12)
× Ceratium horridum (1)
× Ceratium inflatum (1)
× Ceratium lineatum (6)
× Ceratium tripos (18)

Dinophysiaceae

× Dinophysis (undet) (2)

Gonyaulacaceae

× Lingulodinium machaerophorum (4) Dinocyst form of Lingulodinium polyedrum.

Gymnodiniaceae

× Gymnodinium (undet) (6)

Noctilucaceae

× Noctiluca scintillans (14)

Prorocentraceae

× Prorocentrum micans (1)

Protoperidiniaceae

× Protoperidinium divergens (4)
× Protoperidinium (undet) (20)

Other phytoplankton

Phaeocystaceae

× Phaeocystis globosa (8)

Volvocaceae

× Volvox (undet) (1)

Zooplankton

Bryozoa

× Cyphonautes (undet) (2)
× Pluteus (undet) (1)

Ciliophora

× Tintinnidium (undet) (42)

Crustacea

× Barnacle cyprid (1)
× Barnacle nauplius (16)
× Calanoid copepod (4)
× Copepod nauplius (11)
× Cyclopoid copepod (8) Typically Oithona sp.
× Cyclopoid nauplius (19)
× Harpacticoid copepod (10)
× Harpacticoid nauplius (25)

Echinodermata

× Juvenile echinoderm (2)

Foraminifera

× Biseriate foram (22)
× Chain (4)
× Spiral foram (11)

Mollusca

× Bivalve (24)
× Snail (9)

Nemertea

× Nemertean Pilidium (1)

Polychaetae

× Juvenile polychaete (15)

Radiolaria

× Acanthometra (undet) (2)

Rotifera

× Rotifer (13) Most are Synchaeta sp. but we also get Trichocerca sp. in Wyre samples.

Tunicata

× Oikopleura (undet) (3)