Coastal Plankton

InhaltPreface of the second edition 6 Preface of the first edition 6 Foreword by the authors - Second edition 7 Foreword by the authors - First edition 7 Introduction Phytoplankton diversity 9 Zooplankton diversity 10 Pelagic larvae - the meroplankton 10 Life cycles with resting stages 13 Sampling and processing 14 Bacillariophyceae (Diatomeae, Bacillariophyta) 16 Various microalgae: Cyanobacteria. Chlorophyta, Prasinophyceae; Chromista, Prymnesiomonada, and Silicoflagellida; Ebriida 28 Dinoflagellata (Dinophyceae, Pyrrhophyta, Peridineae) 30 Choanoflagellata 38 Foraminifera 38 'Radiolaria' 40 Ciliophora 44 Spirotrichea, Choreotrichia, Tintinnina 48 Porifera 52 Cnidaria 52 Cnidaria, Scyphozoa 56 Cnidaria, Hydrozoa 60 Ctenophora 74 Platyhelminthes 76 Plathyhelminthes, Trematoda, Digenea 78 Nemertea (Nemertini) 80 Mollusca, Gastropoda 82 Mollusca, Bivalvia 88 Sipuncula 90 Annelida, 'Polychaeta' 92 Crustacea, Branchiopoda, Cladocera 114 Crustacea, Copepoda 118 Crustacea, Cirripedia 126 Crustacea, Decapoda 130 Crustacea, Peracarida 136 'Rotifera' ('Rotatoria') 140 Phoronida 142 Bryozoa (Ectoprocta) 144 Chaetognatha 146 Hemichordata, Enteropneusta 148 Echinodermata, Asteroida 150 Echinodermata, Ophiuroida 154 Echinodermata, Echinoida 158 Echinodermata, Holothuroida 162 Tunicata (Urochordata) 164 Acrania (Leptocardia, Cephalochordata) 170 Teleostei 172 Miscellaneous 178 Literature 183 Selected internet-addresses of databases with information on marine plankton 185 Index 187