First record of the dinoflagellate Oxytoxum caudatum (Peridiniales: Oxytoxaceae) in the Gulf of California

As part of a continuing microalgae monitoring program, phytoplankton samples were collected from 19 August 2014 to 25 February 2015 at a fixed sampling site in the southern part of the Bahía de La Paz, Mexico. The armored dinoflagellate Oxytoxum caudatum was observed mainly in net samples of phytopl...

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Authors: Ismael Gárate-Lizárraga, Rogelio González-Armas
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2015
Country:México
Institution:Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Repository:Redalyc-IPN
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:47943353014
Online Access:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=47943353014
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Ciencias de la Tierra
Dinoflagellates
Bahía de La Paz
Oxytoxum caudatum
Gulf of California
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Summary:As part of a continuing microalgae monitoring program, phytoplankton samples were collected from 19 August 2014 to 25 February 2015 at a fixed sampling site in the southern part of the Bahía de La Paz, Mexico. The armored dinoflagellate Oxytoxum caudatum was observed mainly in net samples of phytoplankton. Study of live specimens did not show great variation in cell size or shape. Cells were 24-38 μm long and 12-16 μm wide (n= 30). This is the first record of O. caudatum in the Gulf of California.