TY - JOUR
T1 - Marine algae from the Gulf of Santa Clara, Sonora, México
AU - Aguilar-Rosas, L. E.
AU - Aguilar-Rosas, R.
AU - Mateo-Cid, L. E.
AU - Mendoza-González, A. C.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors wish to thank to Universidad Autónoma de Baja California and the Dirección de Estudios de Posgrado DEPI-941956 from the Instituto Politécnico Nacional, COFAA, for the support granted for this research, Arturo Dena Angulo for their assistence during the field work and Ramón Moreno for the map. The COFAA-IPN has provided a fellowship to C. Mendoza González.
PY - 2002/6/1
Y1 - 2002/6/1
N2 - Four sites in the Gulf of Santa Clara, northwestern coast of Sonora, Mexico, were sampled seasonally during 1995-1996. A total of 43 species of marine algae were determined, which are recorded for the first time for the area of study. The families with best representation are: Gracilariaceae and Cladophoraceae, each with 5 species; and Corallinaceae, Rhodomelaceae, and Ulvaceae, each with 3. The highest diversity was found in autumn, the lowest in summer. The sites with the low diversity were Piedras del Burro with 7 species and El Tornillal with 18. These places are broad beaches, composed of sand and with few pebbles. The higher diversity was found at Punta Gorda with 34 species and Piedras de La Salina with 26. These localities are characterized by relatively stable rocky substrates, with some intertidal pools. The most common species regardless to distribution and occurrence over time were: Spyridia filamentosa, Dictyota flabellata, Struveopsis robusta, Cladophora microcladioides and Enteromorpha linza. Rosenvingea antillarum and Cladophora vagabunda represent new records for the Gulf of California. Nine epiphytic species were identified, which were frequently observed on Gelidium crinale, Spyridia filamentosa and Dictyota flabellata.
AB - Four sites in the Gulf of Santa Clara, northwestern coast of Sonora, Mexico, were sampled seasonally during 1995-1996. A total of 43 species of marine algae were determined, which are recorded for the first time for the area of study. The families with best representation are: Gracilariaceae and Cladophoraceae, each with 5 species; and Corallinaceae, Rhodomelaceae, and Ulvaceae, each with 3. The highest diversity was found in autumn, the lowest in summer. The sites with the low diversity were Piedras del Burro with 7 species and El Tornillal with 18. These places are broad beaches, composed of sand and with few pebbles. The higher diversity was found at Punta Gorda with 34 species and Piedras de La Salina with 26. These localities are characterized by relatively stable rocky substrates, with some intertidal pools. The most common species regardless to distribution and occurrence over time were: Spyridia filamentosa, Dictyota flabellata, Struveopsis robusta, Cladophora microcladioides and Enteromorpha linza. Rosenvingea antillarum and Cladophora vagabunda represent new records for the Gulf of California. Nine epiphytic species were identified, which were frequently observed on Gelidium crinale, Spyridia filamentosa and Dictyota flabellata.
KW - Distribution
KW - Gulf of Santa Clara
KW - Marine algae
KW - México
KW - Seasonality
KW - Seaweed
KW - Taxonomy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0036624707&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1023/A:1021003909478
DO - 10.1023/A:1021003909478
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0018-8158
VL - 477
SP - 231
EP - 238
JO - Hydrobiologia
JF - Hydrobiologia
ER -