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Epiphytic diatoms of Thalassia testudinum (Hydrocharitaceae) from the Mexican Caribbean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2013

Francisco Omar López-Fuerte ,
David A. Siqueiros-Beltrones  and
Oscar U. Hernández-Almeida
Francisco Omar López-Fuerte*
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, Departamento de Economía, Laboratorio de Sistemas Arrecifales, Carretera al Sur km 5.5, C.P. 23080, La Paz, B.C.S., México
David A. Siqueiros-Beltrones
Affiliation:
Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas-IPN, Departamento de Plancton y Ecología Marina, La Paz, B.C.S., México
Oscar U. Hernández-Almeida
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Producción Primaria, CINVESTAV-IPN, Unidad Mérida, Carretera Antigua a Progreso Km 6, C.P. 97310, Mérida, Yucatán, México
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: F.O. López-Fuerte, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, Departamento Académico de Economía, Carretera al Sur km 5.5, La Paz, B.C.S., México email: folopez@uabcs.mx
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Abstract

The first list of epiphytic diatom species on the seagrass Thalassia testudinum from the Yalahau lagoon area in the Mexican Caribbean is given. One hundred and seven diatom taxa living on T. testudinum were identified including species and varieties. Nine taxa are new records for Mexico. The Bacillariophyceae with 87 taxa were the most diverse group. The most abundant taxa were: Cocconeis lineata, Mastogloia crucicula var. crucicula, Cocconeis thalassiana, Cocconeis scutellum var. scutellum and Mastogloia ovata, representing approximately 75% of the total valve count (N = 1527). Yalahau lagoon samples from site 1 yielded a high number of rare taxa. Species richness (S), diversity (H′, 1-λ) and equitability (J′) for the lagoon were lower than for Cabo Catoche (site 2). Based on presence/absence of species, the measured similarity (60%) suggests that the diatom assemblages growing on T. testudinum in the two localities are different.

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benthic diatomsseagrassfirst recordYalahau lagoonQuintana Roo

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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 6 , 2013 , e107
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2013 

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