Laura Arín

ASV amplicon sequence variant CFA continuous flow analysis CTD conductivity temperature depth dNTPs deoxynucleotide triphosphate LM light microscopy LSU large subunit PA/AA pervalvar/apical ratio PCR polymerase chain reaction RDA redundancy analysis SEM scanning electron microscopy SSU small subunit INTRODUCTION Chaetocerotaceae is one of the most important marine diatom families in terms of diversity and abundance worldwide.