Table 3.3 The 38 most frequently encountered algae of the Tijuana Estuary salt marsh, listed in order of 

 abundance within each catagory (Zedler 1982a). Ni = Nitzschia; Na = Navicula. 



green Algae 



Rhizoclonium riparium 

 Enteromorpha clathrata 



Blue-green algae 



Microcoleus lyngbyaceus 

 Schizothrix mexicana, 

 S. arenaria, S. calcicola 



Diatoms 



Trachyneis aspera 

 Denticula subtilis 

 Nitzschia vermicularis 

 Diploneis smithii 



Ni. incrustans 

 Navicula ramosissima 

 Achnanthes sp. 

 Mastogloia exigua 

 Ni. subtilis 

 Amphora turgida 

 Gyrosigma obliquum 

 Ni. obtusa 

 Surir&lla fastuosa 

 Diploneis inter rupta 

 Na. mollis 

 Ni. longissima 

 Ni. punctata v. coarctata 

 Achnanthes sp. 



Ni. (onticola 



Achnanthes brevipes 



Ni. fasciculata 



Caloneis westii 



Amphora exigua 



Na. digito-radiata 



Rhopalodia musculus 



Ni. angularis 



Amphora coffaeformis 



Pinnularia ambigua 



Ni. obtusa v. scapelliformis 



Diploneis bombus 



Ni. acuminata 



Diploneis lineata 



Figure 3.8. Intertidal pool with annual pickleweed (background) and saltwort (surrounding the 

 pool). Mclntire collection, © 1986 by Zedler. 



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