Phytoplankton diatoms in the south-western part of the Laptev Sea in august 2017

Abstract

Diatoms of phytoplankton from northern seas of Russia remain poorly studied, which is primarily due to the inaccessibility of the region. This report presents data on the diversity of diatoms, obtained by analyzing phytoplankton samples from the southwestern part of the Laptev Sea in August 2017. In total, 20 species of diatoms from 12 genera were identified, among which the richest by species is the genus Chaetoceros (8 species).