NEW RECORDS OF MARINE TUBE-DWELLING DIATOMS FOR THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN

Authors

  • Olga Camacho University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Department of Biology, LA 70504-2451, Lafayette, LA. United States of America
  • Luis Alfonso Vidal Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Programa de Biología Marina. Carrera 2 No. 11-68. Santa Marta, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25268/bimc.invemar.2011.40.2.124

Keywords:

New record, Tube-dwelling, Berkeleya hyalina, Parlibellus berkeleyi, Colombian Caribbean

Abstract

The marine mucilaginous tube-forming benthic diatoms Berkeleya hyalina (Round et Brooks) Cox and Parlibellus berkeleyi (Kütz.) Cox are reported for the fist time for the Caribbean coast of Colombian, in Santa Marta area. These two species were found infrequently growing as macroscopic colonies inhabiting shallow rocky substrata. The report of P. berkeleyi species is the fist for the Caribbean Sea.

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Published

2016-01-01

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 2 (2011)

Section

Scientific Notes

How to Cite

1.
NEW RECORDS OF MARINE TUBE-DWELLING DIATOMS FOR THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN. Bol. Investig. Mar. Costeras [Internet]. 2016 Jan. 1 [cited 2026 Jun. 10];40(2). Available from: https://boletin.invemar.org.co/index.php/boletin/article/view/124