Unarmored dinoflagellates present during a bloom of Ceratoperidinium falcatum in Bahía de La Paz, Gulf of California
During a sampling on 16-17 January 2013 in the southwest part of Bahía de La Paz, a moderate bloom of the dinoflagellate Ceratoperidinium falcatum was detected. Its abundance varied from 11,200 to 145,400 cells L–1 during this period in seawater temperature at 23°C and salinity of 35.42. The specime...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2014 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | Instituto Politécnico Nacional |
| Repositorio: | Redalyc-IPN |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:redalyc.org:47932687014 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=47932687014 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Ciencias de la Tierra proliferation Gulf of California Unarmored dinoflagellates Ceratoperidinium falcatum |
| Sumario: | During a sampling on 16-17 January 2013 in the southwest part of Bahía de La Paz, a moderate bloom of the dinoflagellate Ceratoperidinium falcatum was detected. Its abundance varied from 11,200 to 145,400 cells L–1 during this period in seawater temperature at 23°C and salinity of 35.42. The specimens were solitary cells. Few two-celled chains were observed. Young cells were relatively small, 30-70 m long; 17-36 m wide, from ovately elongate to fusiform. Mature individuals were 40-190 m long and 20-36 m wide. Including C. falcatum, 21 species belonging to 5 orders of unarmored dinoflagellates were identified during this bloom. Four species are new records for the Gulf of California and three are new records for the Pacific coast of Mexico. |
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