Bacillariophyta
Diatoms (137)Distinct silica cell wall (frustule). |
Chlorophyta
Green algae (83)Chlorophyll a and b and ß carotene. |
Cyanophyta
Blue-green algae (39)Prokaryotic, photosynthetic bacteria. |
Chrysophyta
Golden algae (24)Single-celled, colonial flagellates, or filamentous forms. |
Cryptophyta
Cryptomonads (17)Single-celled with two flagella, used for swimming. |
Dinophyta
Dinoflagellates (6)Cell covering with ridgid plates. |
Other
Other (3)Unidentified indviduals and taxa that do not fit the 8 groups/phyla |
Haptophyta
Prymnesiophytes (1)Tiny, unicellular flagellates. |
Euglenophyta
Euglenoids (1)Unique cell cover, photosynthetic, but supplement with organic compounds. |
(x) = The value in parentheses is the number of taxa that have been counted. In some cases this is lower than the number of taxa in the database for that phyla.
