1. Phytoplankton

2. Phytoplankton Taxonomy Diatoms Dinoflagellates Coccolithophores Cyanobacteria others…

3. Diatoms Frustule valves (Silica) Pennate and Radial species Autotrophic

4. Diatoms

8. Diatom Asexual Reproduction

9. Dinoflagelates 2 Flagella (certain mobility) Theca plates (Cellulose) Autotrophic, heterotrophic & mixotrophic

11. Dinoflagelates

12. Diatoms vs Dinoflagellates Medium Light Intensity Medium Nutrients Temperate regions High Light Intensity Very Low Nutrients Tropical regions, low productivity regions

13. Light Adaptation

17. Alexandrium tamarense Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP)

18. Alexandrium spp. Blooms: - High temp. - Low salinity

19. Gambierdiscus toxicus Ciguatera Fish Poisoning (CFP)

21. Pseudo-nitzschia spp. Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning (ASP)

22. Demoic Acid

23. Kogia breviceps

24. Chaetoceros spp.

26. Coccolithofores Calcareous plates Small size – Nanoplankton (>20μm) Low productivity regions

27. Emiliania huxleyi www.earthguide.ucsd.edu

28. Florisphaera profunda www.earthguide.ucsd.edu

30. Phytoplankton Distribution

31. Cyanobacteria & other Prokaryotic Autotrophs Very small size – Picoplankton (>2μm) Deepest waters Open Ocean, low productivity

32. Cyanobacteria

33. Flow Cytometry

34.  Identifying leukemias and lymphomas of mature B and T cells  DNA ploidy analysis of solid cancerous tumors  DNA fragment size quantification  Ultrasensitive fluorescence detection

36. Flow Cytometry

38. Absorption Spectrum

39. Light Penetration

40. Light Adaptation High Light Adapted Low Light Adapted

41. Chlorophyll Concentration

43. Figure 15.1d

44. Figure 15.1e