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Coscinodiscus nobilis (Grunow) in continuous plankton records, 1977–78

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

G. A. Robinson
Affiliation:
Natural Environment Research Council, Institute for Marine Environmental Research, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth
T. D. Budd
Affiliation:
Natural Environment Research Council, Institute for Marine Environmental Research, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth
A. W. G. John
Affiliation:
Natural Environment Research Council, Institute for Marine Environmental Research, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth
P. C. Reid
Affiliation:
Natural Environment Research Council, Institute for Marine Environmental Research, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth

Extract

Results from the Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) Survey have been used to extend the observation by Boalch & Harbour (1977 a) of the occurrence in January 1977 of a diatom Coscinodiscus nobilis (Grunow), new to British waters. Samples have been taken by the CPR to the west of the British Isles since 1948 and along the English Channel since 1957. C. nobilis was not identified until the spring of 1977, thus confirming the observations by Boalch & Harbour. It reappeared in 1978 when it was found further north in the Irish Sea.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1980

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