Bio-Optical Characteristics of the Northern Gulf of California during June 2008

Table 1

Phytoplankton pigments detected in the study samples useful as diagnostic markers (adapted from Jeffrey et al., 1997 [18]).

Pigment	Abbreviation	Algal groups
Monovinyl chlorophyll a	Chla	All groups except Prochlorophytes
Chlorophyll b	Chlb	Chlorophytes, Prasinophytes, euglenophytes
19′-Butanoyloxyfucoxanthin	But	Chrysophytes, prymnesiophytes
Fucoxanthin	Fuco	Diatoms, prymnesiophyte, chrysophytes, Raphidophytes
19′-Hexanoyloxyfucoxanthin	Hex	Prymnesiophytes
Peridinin	Peri	Dinoflagellates
Neoxanthin	Neo	Chlorophytes, Prasinophytes
Alloxanthin	Allo	Cryptophytes
Zeaxanthin	Zea	Cyanobacteria (including Prochlorococcus), Rhodophytes, Prochlorophytes, Chlorophytes, Estigmatophytes