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Welcome to the Diatom Image Database! The Periphyton Group at Florida International University created and maintains the Diatom Image Database, which includes over 980 diatom taxa found in the greater Everglades region of south Florida. Please send questions or comments about the Diatom Image Database to Franco Tobias .

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You can also click on one of labeled areas on the map to browse by location.
Map of south Florida Loxahatchee (LOX) WCA 2A WCA 3A Biscayne Bay Shark River Slough (SRS) Taylor Slough (TS) Florida Bay Everglades National Park (ENP) Everglades National Park (ENP)

Biscayne Bay (BISC) Species List




Biscayne Bay (BISC)

Biscayne Bay (BISC)


Actinocyclus

Actinoptychus

Amphora

Ardissonia

Aulacoseira

Biddulphia

Brachysira

Campylodiscus

Climacosphenia

Denticula

Dimeregramma

Eunotia

Glyphodesmis

Grammatophora

Haslea

Mastogloia

Neidium

Nitzschia

Paralia

Pinnularia

Psammodiscus

Rhopalodia

Seminavis

Sponge

Stenopterobia

Stephanodiscus

Surirella

Synedra

Tabellaria

Toxarium

Trachyneis

Triceratium

Tryblionella


Number of species = 55