Table 4 Dominant phytoplankton in the Salton Sea. Samples for the period november 1999 to April 2001

Cyanobacteria

Geitlerinema

Lyngbya

Merismopedia

Oscillatoria

"Picoplankton" Synechococcus

Chlorophyta

Crucigenia

Diatoms

Cyclotella

Cylindrotheca

Navicula

Pleurosigma

Dinoflagellates

Gymnodinium

Gyrodinium