Greetings ....................................................... 8
Foreword ........................................................ 9
Acknowledgements ............................................... 10
Introduction. Hoppenrath, Elbrachter & Drebes .................. 12
Diatoms / Bacillariophyceae Hoppenrath & Drebes ................ 22
Centric diatoms ............................................. 28
Centric looking centric diatoms ............................. 28
Genus: Coscinodiscus ........................................ 28
Genus: Stellarima ........................................... 32
Genus: Actinocyclus ......................................... 33
Genus: Roperia .............................................. 35
Genus: Actinoptychus ........................................ 35
Genus: Auliscus ............................................. 37
Genus: Aulacodiscus ......................................... 39
Genus: Cerataulus ........................................... 39
Genus: Podosira ............................................. 39
Genus: Melosira ............................................. 40
Genus: Paralia .............................................. 40
Genus: Stephanopyxis ........................................ 42
Genus: Skeletonema .......................................... 44
Genus: Detonula ............................................. 45
Genus: Lauderia ............................................. 47
Genus: Porosira ............................................. 47
Genus: Thalassiosira ........................................ 49
Genus: Minidiscus ........................................... 62
Genus: Cyclotella ........................................... 62
Rod-like looking and cylindrical chain forming centric
diatoms ........................................................ 62
Genus: Rhizosolenia ......................................... 62
Genus: Proboscia ............................................ 66
Genus: Dactyliosolen ........................................ 68
Genus: Cerataulina .......................................... 68
Genus: Guinardia ............................................ 70
Genus: Leptocylindrus ....................................... 71
Centric, mainly chain-forming, diatoms with spines and setae ... 71
Genus: Corethron ............................................ 71
Genus: Bacteriastrum ........................................ 73
Genus: Chaetoceros .......................................... 73
Leaf-like looking centric diatoms .............................. 85
Genus: Neocalyptrella ....................................... 85
Genus: Helicotheca .......................................... 87
Genus: Mediopyxis ........................................... 87
Not "centric"-looking centric diatoms .......................... 89
Genus: Lithodesmium ......................................... 89
Genus: Ditylum .............................................. 89
Genus: Bellerochea .......................................... 91
Genus: Odontella ............................................ 91
Genus: Biddulphia ........................................... 97
Genus: Triceratium .......................................... 98
Genus: Eucampia ............................................. 98
Genus: Eunotogramma ......................................... 98
Genus: Brockmanniella ...................................... 100
Genus: Cymatosira .......................................... 100
Genus: Minutocellus ........................................ 100
Genus: Plagiogrammopsis .................................... 102
Pennate diatoms ............................................... 102
Genus: Plagiogramma ........................................ 102
Genus: Subsilicea .......................................... 103
Genus: Fragilaria .......................................... 103
Genus: Asterionellopsis .................................... 103
Genus: Asteroplanus ........................................ 105
Genus: Rhaphoneis .......................................... 105
Genus: Delphineis .......................................... 105
Genus: Thalassionema ....................................... 106
Genus: Achnanthes .......................................... 106
Genus: Meuniera ............................................ 106
Genus: Bacillaria .......................................... 108
Genus: Ceratoneis .......................................... 108
Genus: Pseudo-nitzschia .................................... 110
Genus: Nitzschia ........................................... 112
Dinoflagellates / Dinophyceae. Elbrachter & Hoppenrath ........ 114
Unarmoured (athecate) species .............................. 120
Genus: Gymnodinium ......................................... 120
Genus: Syltodinium ......................................... 123
Genus: Akashiwo ............................................ 125
Genus: Karenia ............................................. 125
Genus: Karlodinium ......................................... 126
Genus: Gyrodinium .......................................... 127
Genus: Sclerodinium ........................................ 130
Genus: Spatulodinium ....................................... 131
Genus: Actiniscus .......................................... 131
Genus: Togula .............................................. 133
Genus: Amphidinium ......................................... 133
Genus: Katodinium .......................................... 134
Genus: Torodinium .......................................... 135
Genus: Cochlodinium ........................................ 135
Unarmoured Dinophytes with a conspicuous ocelloid ............. 136
Genus: Wamowia ............................................. 136
Genus: Nematodinium ........................................ 138
Genus: Proterythropsis ..................................... 138
Species forming pseudocolonies ................................ 138
Genus: Polykrikds .......................................... 138
Species with a tentacle, see also mature cells of
Spatulodinium ................................................. 140
Genus: Noctiluca ........................................... 140
Aberrant dinoflagellates ...................................... 142
Genus: Pronoctiluca ........................................ 142
Genus: Oxyrrhis ............................................ 142
Armoured (thecate) Dinophytes.................................. 143
Order Peridiniales ......................................... 143
Genus: Protoperidinium ..................................... 143
Group: Scrippsiella ........................................ 162
Genus: Scrippsiella ........................................ 163
Genus: Pentapharsodinium ................................... 164
Genus: Ensiculifera ........................................ 164
Genus: Heterocapsa ......................................... 164
Group: Diplopsalis ......................................... 166
Genus: Diplopsalis ......................................... 167
Genus: Preperidinium ....................................... 167
Genus: Diplopelta .......................................... 169
Genus: Diplopsalopsis ...................................... 169
Genus: (96/ea .............................................. 172
Order Gonyaulacales ........................................... 172
Genus: Ceratium ............................................ 172
Genus: Gonyaulax ........................................... 179
Genus: Protoceratium ....................................... 182
Genus: Amy lax ............................................. 183
Genus: Alexandrium ......................................... 184
Genus: Fragilidium ......................................... 188
Genus: Pyrophacus .......................................... 188
Genus: Thecadinium ......................................... 190
Order Dinophysiales ........................................... 191
Genus: Dinophysis .......................................... 191
Order Prorocentrales .......................................... 194
Genus: Prorocentrum ........................................ 195
Genus: Mesoporus ........................................... 198
Parasitic dinoflagellates ..................................... 199
Genus: Dissodinium ......................................... 199
Genus: Paulsenella ......................................... 202
Genus: Oodinium ............................................ 204
Genus: Dubosquella ......................................... 204
Genus: Amoebophrya ......................................... 206
Prymnesiophytes. Hoppenrath & Elbrachter ...................... 207
Phaeocystis ................................................ 207
Corymbellus ................................................ 209
Acanthoica ................................................. 209
Coccolithus ................................................ 209
Emiliania .................................................. 209
Raphidophyceae Elbrachter & Hoppenrath ........................ 211
Fibrocapsa ................................................. 211
Dictyochophyceae Hoppenrath & Elbrachter ...................... 213
Dictyocha .................................................. 213
Pseudochattonella .......................................... 213
Verrucuphora ............................................... 213
Other selected protests Hoppenrath & Elbrachter ............... 215
Ebria ...................................................... 215
Hemistasia ................................................. 215
Mesodinium ................................................. 215
Halosphaera ................................................ 217
Paulinella ................................................. 217
Calycomonas ................................................ 217
Plankton parasites. Hoppenrath, Elbrachter & Drebes ........... 218
Lagenisma .................................................. 218
Ectrogella ................................................. 218
Rhizophydium ............................................... 218
Chytridium ................................................. 218
Phagomyxa .................................................. 218
Pseudaphelidium ............................................ 220
Rhizamoeba ................................................. 220
Amoeba ..................................................... 220
Pirsonia ................................................... 220
Pseudopirsonia ............................................. 222
Cryothecomonas ............................................. 223
Victoriniella .............................................. 223
References .................................................... 224
Scientific movies ............................................. 246
Taxonomic index ............................................... 248
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