Distribution of living coccolithophores in eastern Indian Ocean during spring intermonsoon.

ABSTRACT: We studied the biodiversity of autotrophic calcareous coccolithophore assemblages at 30 locations in the Eastern Equatorial Indian Ocean (EEIO) (80°-94°E, 6°N-5°S) and evaluated the importance of regional hydrology. We documented 26 species based on the identification of coccospheres and coccoliths, respectively. The coccolithophore community was dominated by Gephyrocapsa oceanica, Emiliania huxleyi, Florisphaera profunda, Umbilicosphaera sibogae, and Helicosphaera carteri. The abundance of coccoliths and coccospheres ranged from 0.2 × 10³ to 160 × 10³ coccoliths l^-1 and 0.2 × 10³ to 68 × 10³ cells l^-1, averaged 23 × 10³ coccoliths l^-1 and 9.4 × 10³ cells l^-1, respectively. Biogeni

SUBMITTER: Liu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6104084 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature