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These larger sized ciliates, > 40 um, were observed in samples collected in the Bering Sea during March-May 2008, unusually heavy sea ice conditions

Laboea sp. collected at 59.2^oN 175.9^oW, 20 m depth, open water ice edge bloom, chl-a = 6.4 ug/l	Laboea sp. collected at 57.8^oN 171.7^oW, 14 m depth, open water diatom bloom, chl-a = 20 ug/l, bottom depth - 102 m

Large oligotrich ciliate, 130 um long, collected at 57.8^oN 171.7^oW, 14 m depth, open water diatom bloom, chl-a = 20 ug/l, bottom depth - 102 m	Large Strombidium sp.with smaller spirotrich ciliate above collected at 59.2^oN 175.9^oW, 20 m depth, open water ice edge bloom, chl-a = 6.4 ug/l

Oligotrich ciliate collected at 62.0^oN 171.2^oW, 14 m depth, mid-shelf heavy ice cover, chl-a = 0.8 ug/l, bottom depth - 53 m	Large oligotrich ciliate and smaller choreotrich ciliate collected at 59.2^oN 175.9^oW, 20 m depth, open water ice edge bloom, chl-a = 6.4 ug/l

Strombidium sp.collected at 57.8^oN 171.7^oW, 14 m depth, open water diatom bloom, chl-a = 20 ug/l, bottom depth - 102 m	Strombidium sp.collected at 57.8^oN 171.7^oW, 14 m depth, open water diatom bloom, chl-a = 20 ug/l, bottom depth - 102 m

Strombidium sp. with centric diatoms, collected at 57.8^oN 171.7^oW, 14 m depth, open water diatom bloom, chl-a = 20 ug/l, bottom depth - 102 m	Laboea sp., collected at 57.9^oN 169.2^oW., 10 m depth, pancake ice, chl-a = 0.4 ug/l, bottom depth 67 m

Mixotrophic Strombidium sp., DAPI stain, epifluorescence microscopy, collected at 57.8^oN 171.7^oW, 14 m depth, open water diatom bloom, chl-a = 20 ug/l	Mixotrophic Strombidium sp., DAPI stain, epifluorescence microscopy, collected at 57.8^oN 171.7^oW, 14 m depth, open water diatom bloom, chl-a = 20 ug/l

Leegardiella sp. collected at 62.0^oN 171.2^oW, 14 m depth, mid-shelf heavy ice cover, chl-a = 0.8 ug/l, bottom depth - 53 m	Choreotrich ciliate, collected at 57.8^oN 171.7^oW, 14 m depth, open water diatom bloom, chl-a = 20 ug/l, bottom depth - 102 m

Choreotrich ciliate collected at 62.0^oN 171.2^oW, 14 m depth, mid-shelf heavy ice cover, chl-a = 0.8 ug/l, bottom depth - 53 m	Large spherical ciliate, 90 um in diameter, collected at 57.8^oN 171.7^oW, 14 m depth, open water diatom bloom, chl-a = 20 ug/l, bottom depth - 102 m

Pelagic spirotrich ciliate with ingested diatom chain collected at 59.2^oN 175.9^oW,20 m depth, open water ice edge bloom, chl-a = 6.4 ug/l	Another example of a pelagic spirotrich ciliate with ingested diatom chain, note heterotrophic dinoflagellated below the ciliate, collected at 59.2^oN 175.9^oW, 20 m depth, open water ice edge bloom, chl-a = 6.4 ug/l

Large benthic-type ciliate, possibly Euplotes sp, in sea ice algae, collected at 57.9^oN 169.2^oW.	Large benthic-type ciliate in sea ice algae, collected at 57.9^oN 169.2^oW.