FIRST RECORD OF PLAGIODISCUS NERVATUS GRUNOW (BACILLARIOPHYCEAE) IN THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN COASTAL REGION

Authors

  • Natalia Arbeláez M. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (Invemar). Calle 25 No. 2-55, Playa Salguero, El Rodadero, Santa Marta, Colombia
  • Luis Alfonso Vidal Universidad del Magdalena. Carrera 32 No. 22-08, Santa Marta, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25268/bimc.invemar.2014.43.2.37

Keywords:

Benthic diatoms, Plagiodiscus nervatus, Colombian Caribbean

Abstract

The presence of the species Plagiodiscus nervatus is reported for fist time in the Colombian Caribbean coastal sea. Three specimens were found, two cells in Bahia Gaira on August 2000 and 2001 in surface samples, the other cell in Bahía Chengue on May 2012 at 2 m deep. The observations showed two particular forms of the species, one with nervature and the other without it, both larger in sizes compared with those reported by other authors for the Caribbean Sea and elsewhere in the world. It is extremely important to report additional species to complement and perform inventory and lists of the species present in the area.

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Published

2016-01-01

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 2 (2014)

Section

Scientific Notes

How to Cite

1.
FIRST RECORD OF PLAGIODISCUS NERVATUS GRUNOW (BACILLARIOPHYCEAE) IN THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN COASTAL REGION. Bol. Investig. Mar. Costeras [Internet]. 2016 Jan. 1 [cited 2026 Jun. 10];43(2). Available from: https://boletin.invemar.org.co/index.php/boletin/article/view/37