DISTRIBUTION OF DIATOMS IN CONTINENTAL SHELF OF THE EAST CHINA SEA

From the continental shelf of the East China Sea, we have collected and recorded 157 taxa of planktonic diatoms, of which 57 are tropical species, 20 temperate species, 73 widely distributed species and 7 remain to be further investigated for their habitats. Chaetoceros peruvianus f. robusta, Chaet. setoenis, Rhizosolenia alata f. curvirostris and Triceratium campeachlanum are four species recorded for the first time in China.The diatoms flora in the present region is mainly warm-water in nature and is very much similar to that in the South China Sea but differs greatly from that in the Huanghai Sea. Gossle-riella tropica (30°00'-32°00'N, 127°20'-128°30'E) and other warm-water floras are present in the waters due to the effect of the Tsushima Warm Current.