Phytoplankton taxonomic composition in marine and transitional waters.

<p>(A) Numerical abundance (number of cells) of phytoplankton community in marine coastal waters and (B) in transitional waters. DIAT = Diatoms (Bac = Bacillariophyceae, Medio = Mediophyceae, Coscino = Coscinodiscophyceae); DIN = Dinoflagellates (Dinophyceae); OTHERS = all other classes (here we report classes that reach higher abundance: Crypto = Cryptophycea, Chloro = Chlorophyceae, Cyano = Cyanophyceae, Flagellates = small undetermined flagellates, Others = all other classes accounting for low percentage).