Table 2 Abundance (cells/ml) of dinoflagellate taxa detected by microscopy methods throughout the water column to a depth of 150 m beneath the sea surface (D1: 5–10 m, D2: 20–30 m, D3: 45–60 m, D4: 95–120 m, D5: 130–150 m) at Station C. Taxa in bold were not identified by metabarcoding. Asterisks indicates taxa entry absent from PR2 database. Hyphen indicates taxa not detected. x denotes species detected in sample but not observed during cell counts

Blepharocysta splendormaris*

-

25

-

-

-

Citharistes regius*

-

25

-

-

-

Margalefidinium spp.

-

50

25

200

-

Dinophysis schuetii*

-

-

50

-

-

Diplopsalidaceae

-

-

-

25

-

Gonyaulax spp.

-

100

25

50

-

Gymnodinioid spp.

2,400

2,200

3,500

2,400

4,000

Gyrodinium spp.

700

1,100

800

500

1,000

Heterocapsa rotundata

500

1,200

700

400

200

Katodinium glaucum*

200

500

100

25

200

Mesoporos perforatus*

200

200

-

-

-

Oxytoxum spp.*

1,500

1,600

1,000

800

-

Peridinium sp.

100

200

200

-

-

Phalacroma rotundatum

-

25

-

-

-

Protoperidinium spp.

100

25

-

50

-

Scrippsiella spp.

x

-

50

25

200

Thoracosphaera heimii

-

-

-

-

200