<p>This dataset contains phytoplankton samples collected from Puget Sound and analyzed using a particle imaging analyzer (FlowCAM®). For more information see the King County <a href="https://green2.kingcounty.gov/marine/Monitoring/Phytoplankton" > marine phytoplankton</a> webpage. </p> <p>This specific dataset summarizes phytoplankton abundance and biovolume data to the lowest practical taxonomic unit. Additional datasets summarize abundance and biovolume data by:</p> <p>• <a href="https://data.kingcounty.gov/Environment-Waste-Management/Phytoplankton-Grouped-by-Size-Class/ap4k-tvru" >Size Class (all size classes in a sample in one line)</a></p> <p>• <a href="https://data.kingcounty.gov/Environment-Waste-Management/Phytoplankton-Grouped-by-Sample-and-Size-Class/qah3-t5yd" >Sample By Size Class (each sample size class in one line)</a></p> <p>• <a href="https://data.kingcounty.gov/dataset/Phytoplankton-Grouped-by-Sample-and-General-Functi/ddc7-9f23" >Sample by Generic Functional Group</a></p> <p>• <a href="https://data.kingcounty.gov/dataset/Phytoplankton-Grouped-by-Sample-and-Specific-Funct/xyty-wq8n" >Sample by Specific Functional Group</a></p> <p>For locator information, see the <a href="https://data.kingcounty.gov/dataset/WLRD-Sites/wbhs-bbzf">WLRD Water Quality Collection Sites</a> dataset.</p> <p>For corresponding water quality data matched by Grab ID see the <a href="https://data.kingcounty.gov/Environment-Waste-Management/Water-Quality/vwmt-pvjw">Water Quality</a> dataset.</p>
This dataset has the following 24 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locator | locator | text | Coordinate information available at: https://data.kingcounty.gov/dataset/WLRD-Sites/wbhs-bbzf | NSAJ02 NSEX01 KSBP01 LSEP01 LSNT01 view top 100 |
| Site Name | site_name | text | Description of sample collection location | Dockton Park East Passage Jefferson Head South Plant Outfall Point Williams view top 100 |
| Sample Number | sample_number | text | Description of sample collection location Unique identifier applied by the laboratory for samples collected from the same bottle | L68492-9 L68492-1 L75380-7 L70771-7 L79236-6 view top 100 |
| Collect Date | collect_date | calendar_date | Date samples were collected | 2020-09-09T00:00:00.000 2022-09-07T00:00:00.000 2018-08-07T00:00:00.000 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| Depth (m) | depth_m | number | Depth sample was collected (meters) | 1 1.1 0.99 1.2 0.98 view top 100 |
| Taxon | taxon | text | Identified taxon (could be at the genus level, family level, etc.) | unidentified 10-25 micron unidentified dinoflagellate <25 micron Chaetoceros Thalassiosira misc diatoms view top 100 |
| Rank | rank | text | Taxonomic rank identified to | Genus Species Within Class Category Within Subphylum Category Within Phylum Category view top 100 |
| Kingdom | kingdom | text | Kingdom level of taxon | Chromista Animalia Protozoa view top 100 |
| Phylum | phylum | text | Phylum level of taxon | Ochrophyta Myzozoa Ciliophora Arthropoda Chordata view top 100 |
| Class | class | text | Class level of taxon | Bacillariophyceae Dinophyceae Litostomatea Oligotrichea Dictyochophyceae view top 100 |
| Order | order | text | Order level of taxon | Thalassiosirales Gymnodiniales Bacillariales Chaetocerotanae incertae sedis Fragilariales view top 100 |
| Family | family | text | Family level of taxon | Bacillariaceae Chaetocerotaceae Thalassiosiraceae Fragilariaceae Gymnodiniaceae view top 100 |
| Genus | genus | text | Genus level of taxon | Chaetoceros Thalassiosira Cylindrotheca Pseudo-nitzschia Mesodinium view top 100 |
| Species | species | text | Species level of taxon | closterium costatum nitzschioides setigera brightwellii view top 100 |
| Biovolume (mm^3/L) | biovolume_mm_3_l | number | Total biovolume of taxon | 0.01115 0.01504 0.01757 0.01095 0.01812 view top 100 |
| Abundance (particles/mL) | abundance_particles_ml | number | Total abundance of taxon | 0.02142 1.03 0.515 0.5152 0.04284 view top 100 |
| Quality | quality | number | Code indicating overall quality of the data (see DataReadMeFile_WQ for definitions) | 1 2 9 view top 100 |
| Steward Note | steward_note | text | Text entered by secondary data reviewers | Estimated - true efficiency was 130.2% due to sparse sample at 4x magnification 4x run recalculated and is approx. - see DAF view top 100 |
| Sample ID | sample_id | number | Unique identifier to link samples collected from the same bottle | 36187 36209 208867 3202 36197 view top 100 |
| Grab ID | grab_id | number | Unique identifier to link samples collected at the same time but run for different program components (e.g., phytoplankton and water quality data collected together) | 209338 168134 200999 193172 210262 view top 100 |
| Profile ID | profile_id | number | Unique identifier to link samples collected on the same day, at the same place, but at different depths | 59 58 84715 300 74235 view top 100 |
| Replicates | replicates | text | Indicates if there are replicate samples | 5821 5842 5806 5829 4897 view top 100 |
| Replicates Of | replicates_of | text | Indicates the sample number of the replicate | 5818 5839 5837 5815 5803 view top 100 |
| DataSource | datasource | text | Who the data were analyzed by | KCEL view top 100 |