Table 1. Univariate Diversity Indices of Phytoplankton in 2012 No. of species (S) Total No.

of Individuals in the Station (N) 1098900 698400 2196500 991760 769120 600000 846000 1153600 751500 1101000 1075960 906100 1695000 214125 1170700 Margalef Richness Index (d) 1.366 1.115 0.8218 1.449 1.402 1.503 0.8792 1.075 1.33 1.15 0.936 1.166 1.255 1.466 1.002 Pielou Evenness Index (J) 0.6066 0.7408 0.2359 0.655 0.6862 0.6153 0.6723 0.775 0.6725 0.4074 0.6739 0.7048 0.611 0.6801 0.688 Shannon Diversity Index (H) 1.817 2.054 0.6052 1.994 2.056 1.873 1.724 2.149 1.98 1.154 1.778 1.997 1.799 2.003 1.863 Simpsons Diversity Index (1-Lambda) 0.7343 0.8095 0.2632 0.7638 0.7784 0.6923 0.7512 0.8327 0.8086 0.4968 0.7326 0.8139 0.7441 0.805 0.8007

Sample

S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15

20 16 13 21 20 21 13 16 19 17 14 17 19 19 15

Table 2. Division Family Species Chainforming or Solitary

Bacillariophyta

Dinoflagellata Bacillariophyta Cyanobacteria Bacillariophyta Dinoflagellata Dinophyta Bacillariophyta Dinoflagellata Bacillariophyta Cyanobacteria Dinoflagellata Bacillariophyta Cyanobacteria Bacillariophyta

Chaetocerotaceae Rhizosoleniaceae Thalassionemataceae Coscinodiscaceae Coscinodiscaceae Triceratiaceae Skeletonemaceae Lauderiaceae Bacillariaceae Protoperidiniaceae Protoperidiniaceae Rhizosoleniaceae Phormidiaceae Hemiaulaceae Chaetocerotaceae Ceritiaceae Pyrocystaceae Chaetocerotaceae Ceritiaceae Dictyochaceae Phormidiaceae Protoperidiniaceae Hemiaulaceae Phormidiaceae Bellerocheaceae Chaetocerotaceae Fragilariaceae Stephanopyxidaceae Chaetocerotaceae Ceritiaceae

Dinoflagellata

Chaetoceros muelleri Dactyliosolen phuketensis Thalassionema nitzschioides Planktoniella sol Coscinodiscus wailesii Odontella mobiliensis Skeletonema costatum Lauderia annulata Bacillaria paxillifera Protoperidinium sp. Protoperidinium oceanicum Rhizosolenia setigera Trichodesmium erythraeum Hemiaulus hauckii Bacteriastrum delicatulum Ceratium fusus Pyrocystis hamulus Chaetoceros decipiens Chaetoceros simplex Ceratium bochmii Ceratium arcticum Dictyocha fibula Trichodesmium thiebautii blue-green cyanobacteria Protoperidinium pellucidum Eucampia zodiacus Trichodesmium nordenskioeldii Bellerochea malleus Chaetoceros socialis Chaetoceros gracilis Asterionellopsis glacialis Stephanopyxis palmeriana Bacteriastrum furcatum Ceratium lineatum Detonula confervacea

Chain- forming

Solitary Solitary Chain- forming Chain- forming Solitary

Chain- forming Solitary

Chain- forming Solitary

Chain- forming Solitary

Chain- forming

Solitary