Red Tide Plankton along the South Coastal Area in Zhejiang Province

Based on the investigation data of phytoplankton from 2002 to 2004, the present situation of red tide plankton was described along the south coastal area in Zhejiang Province. It is expected to be helpful to the routine and emergency monitoring of red tide. Red tide plankton mainly include Prorocentrum dentatum, P.mininum, Gymnodinium mikimotoi, Noctiluca scintillans and Biddulphia aurita, etc. Moreover, there were potential hazards, such as Ditylum brightwellii, Thalassiosira rotula, Stephanopyxis palmeriana, Dictyochafibula fibula Ehrenberg and Chaetoceros.