Plankton and surface sediment samples from the Gulf of California were examined to determine the present geographic distribution of silicoflagellate species in this area. Variations in the species composition of the silicoflagellate assemblage were found to be related to water mass distributions. Eight species were identified in these samples. Octactis pulchra is associated with high levels of primary productivity in the surface waters and is found in greatest abundance in the central Gulf of California. Dictyocha messanensis dominates the silicoflagellate assemblage in stations outside the Gulf of California and increases in relative abundance with decreasing amounts of Octactis pulchra. Dictyocha calida, Dictyocha sp. A, and Dictyocha sp. B are associated with equatorial waters and have the highest relative abundance near the mouth of the Gulf. Dictyocha epiodon and Distephanus speculum are associated with cold California Current Water, and Dictyocha epiodon is present in minor abundance in Gulf samples. Dictyocha sp. 2 has a patchy distribution with low relative abundance.
David Murraya and Hans Schrader. Distribution of silicoflagellates in plankton and core top samples from the Gulf of California[J]. Distribution of silicoflagellates in plankton and core top samples from the Gulf of California,1983,7(6):517-539.
APA
David Murraya and Hans Schrader.(1983).Distribution of silicoflagellates in plankton and core top samples from the Gulf of California.Distribution of silicoflagellates in plankton and core top samples from the Gulf of California,7(6),517-539.
MLA
David Murraya and Hans Schrader."Distribution of silicoflagellates in plankton and core top samples from the Gulf of California".Distribution of silicoflagellates in plankton and core top samples from the Gulf of California 7.6(1983):517-539.
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