Table T2. Identified diatom taxa and ecologies in studied samples of Site U1387.
| Taxa | Ecology |
|---|---|
| Actinocyclus ochotensis A.P. Jousé | Pelagic, warm water |
| Actinocyclus senarius (Ehr.) Ehrenberg | Neritic, cosmopolitan |
| Bacteriastrum hyalinum Lauder | Benthic |
| Biddulphia spp. S.F. Gray | Benthic |
| Chaetoceros spp. Ehrenberg | Neritic, productive turbulent waters |
| Campylodiscus spp. Ehrenberg ex Kützing | Benthic |
| Coscinodiscus spp. Ehrenberg | Pelagic, warm water |
| Coscinodiscus asteromphalus Ehrenberg* | Pelagic, warm water |
| Coscinodiscus apiculatus Ehrenberg* | Pelagic, warm water |
| Coscinodiscus cf. Coscinodiscus gigas Ehrenberg* | Pelagic, warm water |
| Denticula spp. Kützing | Pelagic |
| Diploneis bombus Ehrenberg | Benthic |
| Eunotia spp. Ehrenberg | Freshwater |
| Navicula spp. Bory de Saint-Vincent | |
| Navicula marina Ralfs in Pritchard | Pelagic, warm water |
| Paralia sulcata (Ehr.) Cleve | Neritic shadow species |
| Rhizosolenia spp. Ehrenberg | |
| Rhizosolenia bergonii H. Pergallo | Pelagic, warm water |
| Proboscia alata (Brightwell) Sundström | Pelagic, cosmopolitan |
| Proboscia hebetata Bailey | Pelagic, cold water |
| Proboscia styliformis Brightwell | Pelagic, warm water |
| Stephanopyxis turris (Grev.) Ralfs | Neritic |
| Thalassionema nitzschioides (Grunow) Mereschkowsky | Pelagic, cosmopolitan |
| Thalassiosira spp. Cleve | |
| Thalassiosira oestrupii (Ostenfeld) Hasle | Pelagic, warm water |
| Thalassiosira trifulta G. Fryxell in Fryxell and Hasle | Pelagic, cold water |
| Thalassiothrix cf.Thalassiothrix longissima Cleve and Grunow | Pelagic, cosmopolitan |
* = taxa found only in the >63 µm sediment fraction.
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