New records of Acetabularia schenckii and Acetabularia farlowii (Chlorophyta) from the Pacific coast of Mexico

Authors

  • Luis Ernesto Aguilar-Rosas Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California; Km 107 carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, CP 22830, Ensenada, Baja California, México. E-mail: laguilar@uabc.mx
  • María Julia Ochoa-Izaguirre Facultad de Ciencias del Mar. Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa. Paseo Clausen s/n. CP 82000, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México
  • Raul Aguilar-Rosas Facultad de Ciencias Marinas. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California; Km 107 carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, CP 22830, Ensenada, Baja California, México.

Keywords:

Acetabularia, Polyphysaceae, macroalgae, unicellular, Mexico, distribution.

Abstract

The occurrence of Acetabularia schenckii Möbius (Polyphysaceae, Chlorophyta) is reported for the first time in the Mexican Pacific coast, out of its common distribution range along the Atlantic coast (Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico). Likewise, new distribution localities are reported for Acetabularia farlowii Solms-Laubach in the Mexican Pacific coast. Specimens were sampled from the intertidal zone to the 2 m depth in coastal lagoons from Sinaloa State, Mexico, during 2004 and 2005. A revision of specimens deposited in herbaria was carried out to determinate the geographic distribution of both species in the Mexican Pacific coast. The scarce records of Acetabularia could be related with inaccurate identifications, the small sizes of these species and to the lack of floristic studies in the study area.

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Published

2017-01-16

How to Cite

Aguilar-Rosas, L. E., Ochoa-Izaguirre, M. J., & Aguilar-Rosas, R. (2017). New records of Acetabularia schenckii and Acetabularia farlowii (Chlorophyta) from the Pacific coast of Mexico. HIDROBIOLÓGICA, 16(3), 267–270. Retrieved from https://hidrobiologica.izt.uam.mx/hidrobiologica/index.php/revHidro/article/view/1038

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