Abstract:
We investigated 110 diatom taxa(including 105 species,5 varieties)from Chongming East Beach,which belonged to 52 genera and 7 families.Among these,7 species and 1 variety were new records in China,specifically,
Cyclotella plitvicensis Hust.,
Pleurosira minor Metz.,L.-B.& Garc.-Rodr.,
Eunotia minor(Kütz.)Grun.,
Achnanthes elata(Leud.-Fortm.)Gandhi,
Pinnularia flexuosa Kram.,
Pinnularia subgibba var.
sublinearis Walth.& Massach.,
Navicula normaloides Choln.,and
Nitzschia pellucida Grun.The characteristics of the diatoms ecological distribution are discussed.