Table 2 Diatom taxa identified in Core KY07-04 PC01 with their ecological distributions

Achnanthes spp.

Periphytic

Actinocyclus cf. octonarius Ehrenberg

Marine, Coastal

Actinocyclus spp.

Marine, Coastal

Actinoptychus senarius (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg

Marine, Coastal

Actinoptychus cf. splendens (Shadbolt) Ralfs

Marine, Coastal

Actinoptychus spp.

Marine, Coastal

Alveus marinus (Grunow) Kaczmarska and Fryxell

Planktonic, Marine, Warm

Amphora spp.

Periphytic

Ardissonea cf. robusta (Ralfs ex Pritchard) De Notaris

Periphytic, Brackish/Marine, Coastal

Asterolampra sp.

Planktonic, Marine, Warm

Asteromphalus arachne (Brébisson) Ralfs

Planktonic, Marine, Warm

Asteromphalus flabellatus (Brébisson) Greville

Planktonic, Marine, Warm

Asteromphalus sp.

Planktonic, Marine, Warm

Aulacoseira spp.

Planktonic, Freshwater

Azpeitia nodulifera (Schmidt) Fryxell and Sims

Planktonic, Marine, Warm

Azpeitia spp.

Planktonic, Marine

Bacillaria spp.

Periphytic

Bacteriastrum cf. delicatulum Cleve

Planktonic, Marine

Bacteriastrum cf. hyalinum Lauder

Planktonic, Marine

Bacteriastrum spp.

Planktonic, Marine

Biddulphia spp.

Marine, Coastal

Campylosira sp.

Periphytic, Marine, Coastal

Catenula cf. adhaerens (Mereschkowsky) Mereschkowsky

Periphytic, Marine, Coastal

Chaetoceros spp.

Planktonic, Marine

Climacodium frauenfeldianum Grunow

Planktonic, Marine, Warm

Cocconeis scutellum Ehrenberg

Periphytic, Marine, Coastal

Cocconeis spp.

Periphytic

Coscinodiscus marginatus Ehrenberg

Planktonic, Marine, Cold

Coscinodiscus radiatus Ehrenberg

Planktonic, Marine

Coscinodiscus spp.

Planktonic, Marine

Cyclostephanos spp.

Planktonic, Freshwater

Cyclotella choctawhatcheeana Prasad

Planktonic, Brackish/Marine, Coastal

Cyclotella litoralis Lange and Syvertsen

Planktonic, Brackish/Marine, Coastal

Cyclotella striata (Kützing) Grunow

Planktonic, Brackish/Marine, Coastal

Cyclotella stylorum Brightwell

Planktonic, Brackish/Marine, Coastal, Warm

Cyclotella spp.

Planktonic, Coastal

Cymatosira lorenziana Grunow

Periphytic, Marine, Coastal, Warm

Cymatosira spp.

Periphytic, Marine, Coastal

Cymatotheca spp.

Marine

Cymbella spp.

Periphytic, Freshwater

Delphineis australis (Petit) Watanabe, Tanaka, Reid, Kumada and Nagumo

Periphytic, Marine, Coastal

Delphineis minutissima (Hustedt) Simonsen

Periphytic, Marine, Coastal

Delphineis surirella (Ehrenberg) Andrews

Periphytic, Marine, Coastal

Delphineis spp.

Periphytic, Marine, Coastal

Denticula antillarum Cleve

Periphytic, Coastal

Diatoma spp.

Periphytic, Freshwater

Dimeregramma spp.

Marine, Coastal

Diploneis cf. crabro (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg

Periphytic, Marine, Coastal

Diploneis cf. suborbicularis (Gregory) Cleve

Periphytic, Marine, Coastal

Diploneis spp.

Periphytic, Coastal

Discostella sp.

Planktonic, Freshwater

Ditylum brightwellii (West) Grunow

Planktonic, Marine, Coastal

Eucampia spp.

Planktonic, Marine

Eunotia spp.

Periphytic, Freshwater

Fallacia spp.

Periphytic

Fragilaria spp.

Periphytic, Freshwater

Fragilariopsis doliolus (Wallich) Medlin and Sims

Planktonic, Marine, Warm

Glyphodesmis spp.

Periphytic, Marine, Coastal

Grammatophora spp.

Periphytic, Marine, Coastal

Gyrosigma spp.

Periphytic, Brackish/Marine, Coastal

Hemiaulus sp.

Planktonic, Marine

Hemidiscus cf. cuneiformis Wallich

Planktonic, Marine, Warm

Hyalodiscus spp.

Periphytic, Marine, Coastal

Hydrosera spp.

Periphytic, Brackish/Marine, Coastal

Lioloma spp.

Planktonic, Marine

Lyrella spp.

Periphytic, Marine, Coastal

Mastogloia sp.

Periphytic

Melosira sp.

Periphytic

Minidiscus spp.

Planktonic, Marine, Coastal

Navicula spp.

Periphytic

Neodelphineis indica (Taylor) Tanimura

Planktonic, Marine, Warm

Neodelphineis pelagica Takano

Planktonic, Marine, Warm

Nitzschia bicapitata Cleve

Planktonic, Marine, Warm

Nitzschia capuluspalae Simonsen

Planktonic, Marine, Warm

Nitzschia interruptestriata Simonsen

Planktonic, Marine, Warm

Nitzschia cf. sicula (Castracane) Hustedt

Planktonic, Marine, Warm

Nitzschia spp.

Planktonic

Odontella spp.

Planktonic, Marine

Opephora spp.

Periphytic, Marine, Coastal

Paralia cf. sulcata (Ehrenberg) Cleve

Periphytic, Marine, Coastal

Paralia spp.

Periphytic, Marine, Coastal

Plagiogramma spp.

Periphytic, Marine, Coastal

Plagiogrammopsis cf. vanheurckii (Grunow) Hasle, Stosch and Syvertsen

Periphytic, Marine, Coastal

Pleurosigma spp.

Porosira spp.

Planktonic, Marine

Proboscia spp.

Planktonic, Marine

Psammodictyon panduriforme (Gregory) Mann

Periphytic, Marine, Coastal

Psammodictyon spp.

Periphytic, Marine, Coastal

Pseudotriceratium spp.

Planktonic, Marine

Rhaphoneis spp.

Periphytic, Marine, Coastal

Rhizosolenia bergonii Peragallo

Planktonic, Marine, Warm

Rhizosolenia setigera Brightwell

Planktonic, Marine

Rhizosolenia styliformis Brightwell

Planktonic, Marine

Rhizosolenia spp.

Planktonic, Marine

Rhopalodia sp.

Periphytic

Roperia tesselata (Roper) Grunow ex Pelletan

Planktonic, Marine

Shionodiscus oestrupii (Ostenfeld) Alverson, Kang and Theriot

Planktonic, Marine, Warm

Shionodiscus trifultus (Fryxell) Alverson, Kang and Theriot

Planktonic, Marine, Cold

Shionodiscus spp.

Planktonic, Marine

Skeletonema sp.

Planktonic, Marine, Coastal

Staurosira spp.

Freshwater

Surirella spp.

Periphytic

Synedra spp.

Periphytic, Freshwater

Tabellaria spp.

Periphytic, Freshwater

Thalassionema bacillare (Heiden) Kolbe

Planktonic, Marine, Warm

Thalassionema frauenfeldii (Grunow) Tempère and Peragallo sensu lato

Planktonic, Marine

Thalassionema frauenfeldii (Grunow) Tempère and Peragallo sensu stricto

Planktonic, Marine

Thalassionema nitzschioides (Grunow) Mereschkowsky

Planktonic, Marine

Thalassionema nitzschioides var. incurvatum Heiden

Planktonic, Marine, Warm

Thalassionema nitzschioides var. inflatum Heiden

Planktonic, Marine, Warm

Thalassionema nitzschioides var. parvum Heiden

Planktonic, Marine, Warm

Thalassionema nitzschioides varieties

Planktonic, Marine, Warm

Thalassionema pseudonitzschioides (Schuette and Schrader) Hasle

Planktonic, Marine

Thalassionema synedriforme (Greville) Hasle

Planktonic, Marine, Warm

Thalassionema umitakae Akiba et Tanimura

Planktonic, Marine, Cold

Thalassionema spp.

Planktonic, Marine

Thalassiosira eccentrica (Ehrenberg) Cleve

Planktonic, Marine

Thalassiosira cf. leptopus (Grunow) Hasle and Fryxell

Planktonic, Marine

Thalassiosira lineata Jousé

Planktonic, Marine, Warm

Thalassiosira nordenskioeldii Cleve

Planktonic, Marine, Cold

Thalassiosira spp.

Planktonic, Marine

Thalassiothrix spathulata Hasle

Planktonic, Marine, Warm

Thalassiothrix spp.

Planktonic, Marine

Trachyneis sp.

Periphytic, Marine, Coastal

Tryblionella spp.

Periphytic