Silica-scaled Chrysophytes Diversity and Environment in Estuaries of Rivers

Appendix S1. Species composition of silica-scaled chrysophytes north of the Arctic Circle.

Appendix S2. Raw data table for statistical analysis.

Appendix S3. Silica-scaled chrysophytes of the genera Chrysosphaerella, Clathromonas and Paraphysomonas identified in this study: a, b, Chrysosphaerella brevispina (site 4); c, d, Chrysosphaerella sp. (c site 5; d site 12); e, C. coronacircumspina (site 6); f, C. rotundata (site 5); g, C. longispina (site 4); h, Paraphysomonas sp. 3 (site 6); i, P. vulgaris (site 2); j, P. acuminata acuminata (site 4); k, Paraphysomonas sp. 2 (site 5); l, P. bandaiensis (site 5); m, P. gladiata (site 12); n, P. uniformis hemiradia (site 6); o, P. cf. punctata ssp. simplicior (site 12); p, P. punctata (site 5); q, L. circumvallata (site 5). Scale bars: j–l – 500 nµ; a–e, h, i, m–q – 1 µm; f, g – 2 µm.

Appendix S4. Silica-scaled chrysophytes of the genera Paraphysomonas and Lepidochromonas identified in this study: a–c, Paraphysomonas sp. 1 (a, b convex side of scale proximal, c distal side of scale (a site 4; b, c site 5)); d, Paraphysomonas sp. 4 (site 5); e, Lepidochromonas quadrispina (site 5); f, g, L. eiffelii (site 5); h, L. elegantissima (site 5); i, L. butcheri (site 5); j, L. diadernifera (site 5); k, L. undulata (site 5); l, Lepidochromonas sp. 1 (site 5); m, L. subquadrangularis (site 5); n, Lepidochromonas sp. 2 (site 5); o, L. coronata (site 5). Scale bars: e, m – 200 nµ; f, g, i–l, n – 500 nµ; a–d, h, o – 1 µm.

Appendix S5. Silica-scaled chrysophytes of the genus Spiniferomonas identified in this study: a, Spiniferomonas trioralis (site 7); b, S. trioralis f. cuspidata (site 4); c, e, S. bourrellyi (c site 5; e site 6); d, f, S. serrata (site 3); g, S. abei (site 5); h, S. cornuta (site 12); i, S. silverensis (site 2); j, S. conica (site 2); k, S. minuta (site 4); l, S. takahashii (site 5). Scale bars: h – 500 nµ; l – 1 µm; a–g, i–k – 2 µm.

Appendix S6. Silica-scaled chrysophytes of the genus Mallomonas identified in this study: a, Mallomonas acaroides (site 3); b, M. akrokomos (site 12); c, M. actinoloma (site 12); d, M. alata f. hualvensis (site 5); e, M. alpina (site 3); f, g, M. kuzminii (f site 3; g site 11); h, M. tonsurata (site 32); i, M. elongata (site 12); j, M. areolata (site 2); k, M. crassisquama (site 26); l, M. cratis (site 3); m, n, M. caudata (site 26); o, M. sf. pumilio (site 4); p, M. eoa (site 5). Scale bars: b – 1 µm; a, c–p – 2 µm.

Appendix S7. Silica-scaled chrysophytes of the genera Mallomonas and Synura identified in this study: a, Mallomonas lychenensis (site 4); b, M. multiunca (site 2); c, d, M. punctifera (site 4); e, M. parvula (site 11); f, M. papillosa (site 4); g, M. striata (site 26); h, Synura uvella (site 26); i–k, S. echinulata (i site 12; j site 5; k site 32); l, m, S. mammillosa (site 11); n, S. leptorhabda (site 12); o, Synura sp. 1 (site 12); p, S. nygaardii (site 3). Scale bars: e, f – 1 µm; a–d, g–p – 2 µm.

Appendix S8. Silica-scaled chrysophytes of the genus Synura identified in this study: a, Synura sphagnicola (site 5); b, S. spinosa f. longispina (site 30); c, S. spinosa (site 7); d, S. curtispina f. reticulata (site 3); e, S. curtispina (site 5); f, S. petersenii (site 11); g, h, S. borealis (site 2); i, Synura sp. 3 (site 4); j–l, S. americana (j site 2; k, l site 7); m, n, S. sf. cornuta (m site 1; n site 3); o–q, S. sf. vinlandica (site 7); r, s, S. conopea (r site 5; s site 31). Scale bars 2 µm.

Appendix S9. Silica-scaled chrysophytes of the genus Synura identified in this study: a, b, Synura sf. soroconopea (site 3); c, d, Synura sp. 2 (c site 9; d site 7); e, S. macropora (site 11); f, S. petersenii f. taymyrensis (site 5); g, S. praefracta (site 5); h, S. glabra (site 4), i–l, Synura sp. 4 (i site 4; g site 5; k, l site 11). Scale bars 2 µm.