New record of three species of the family Warnowiaceae (Dinophyceae) in the Gulf of California

The naked marine dinoflagellates Proterythropsis vigilans, Nematodinium armatum, and Nematodinium torpedo are reported for the first time in the Gulf of California. The first and the thirdspecies are also recorded for the first time on the Pacific coast of Mexico. They were recorded duringwinter-spr...

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Autor: Gárate Lizárraga, Ismael
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:México
Institución:Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital del IPN
OAI Identifier:oai:www.repositoriodigital.ipn.mx:123456789/13230
Acceso en línea:http://www.repositoriodigital.ipn.mx/handle/123456789/13230
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:new record, Baja California Sur, México, Proterythropsis, dinoflagellates, Nematodinium
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Sumario:The naked marine dinoflagellates Proterythropsis vigilans, Nematodinium armatum, and Nematodinium torpedo are reported for the first time in the Gulf of California. The first and the thirdspecies are also recorded for the first time on the Pacific coast of Mexico. They were recorded duringwinter-spring in seawater at 20-26.5°C. Nematodinium armatum was the most frequent species. Proterythropsis vigilans was less frequent. The 3 species were found in phytoplankton net samples. No quantitative data are reported here. A short description is given for each species, and micrographs provide information about the main morphological characteristics.

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