“…In the California Current System and the Eastern Equatorial Pacific, during warm and low productivity conditions, diatom assemblages are composed of one or more of the following species: F. doliolus , T. oestrupii , N. interruptestriata (Barron et al, 2010, 2013; Lange et al, 1987, 1990; Romero et al, 2011; Sancetta, 1992, 1995; Sautter and Sancetta, 1992; Schrader et al, 1993), T. bacillare (Baumgartner et al, 1985), T. nitzschioides var. parvum (Romero et al, 2011), T. lineata, R. bergonii (Baumgartner et al, 1985; Kemp et al, 2000; Lange et al, 1987), C. litoralis (Barron and Bukry, 2007; Barron et al, 2004, 2005; Sancetta, 1995), C. planetophorus (Estrada Gutiérrez et al, 2022), N. pelagica (Almaraz-Ruiz, 2017), and other taxa in minor amounts. In particular, R. bergoni is a deep-dwelling taxon (up to ∼ 130 m, Kemp et al, 2000) that indicates strong stratification in the water column in tropical to subtropical regions (Baumgartner et al, 1985; Kemp et al, 2000; Lange et al, 1987, 1994; Romero et al, 2011).…”