Biodiversity of epizoic algae in the Mexican tropical Pacific
Background and Aims: Although the phycological knowledge for the Mexican Pacific region is broad, most studies have been oriented to know the flora adhered to rocky substrates. However, the number of works on macroalgae that grow on living organisms, such as epizoics, is limited. The purpose of this...
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Instituto de Ecología, A.C.
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| author | Quiroz González, Nataly Aguilar Estrada, Luis Gabriel Ruiz Boijseauneau, Ivette Rodríguez Vargas, Deni Claudia |
| author_facet | Quiroz González, Nataly Aguilar Estrada, Luis Gabriel Ruiz Boijseauneau, Ivette Rodríguez Vargas, Deni Claudia |
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| description | Background and Aims: Although the phycological knowledge for the Mexican Pacific region is broad, most studies have been oriented to know the flora adhered to rocky substrates. However, the number of works on macroalgae that grow on living organisms, such as epizoics, is limited. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the knowledge of epizoic algal flora in the Mexican tropical Pacific.Methods: Four samplings of the mollusk Chiton articulatus were carried out in two locations in Guerrero, Mexico, during 2014, to know the algae that grow on it. Furthermore, a literature review of studies in the Mexican tropical Pacific was carried out to obtain the records of the algae that grow on animals. Finally, algae on molluscs were determined by observations of complete thallus and sections.Key results: A total of 124 species, 81 genera, 51 families and 27 orders was reported, distributed in four algae divisions. The orders with the highest specific richness were Ceramiales (23) and Corallinales (20), and the families with the highest number of species were Rhodomelaceae (13), Cladophoraceae (11) and Lithophyllaceae (10). The most diverse genera were Amphiroa and Cladophora (7). For Guerrero, 12 new species records are presented, of which three are also new records for the Mexican tropical Pacific and three for the Mexican Pacific. The state with the highest number of recorded species was Guerrero (58). The most common substrate was mollusks. The predominant algal morphofunctional group were the filaments.Conclusions: The results of this work demonstrate that the biodiversity of algae present on animal substrates is high, contributing significantly to the specific richness recorded for Guerrero and the Mexican Pacific. The importance of developing more studies that focus on knowledge of algal epibiosis is evident. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.abm.ojs.inecol.mx:article-16452022-11-17T21:14:14Z Biodiversity of epizoic algae in the Mexican tropical Pacific Biodiversidad de algas epizoicas en el Pacífico tropical mexicano Quiroz González, Nataly Aguilar Estrada, Luis Gabriel Ruiz Boijseauneau, Ivette Rodríguez Vargas, Deni Claudia epibiosis ficoflora Guerrero quitones riqueza específica. chitons epibiosis ficoflora Guerrero specific richness Background and Aims: Although the phycological knowledge for the Mexican Pacific region is broad, most studies have been oriented to know the flora adhered to rocky substrates. However, the number of works on macroalgae that grow on living organisms, such as epizoics, is limited. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the knowledge of epizoic algal flora in the Mexican tropical Pacific.Methods: Four samplings of the mollusk Chiton articulatus were carried out in two locations in Guerrero, Mexico, during 2014, to know the algae that grow on it. Furthermore, a literature review of studies in the Mexican tropical Pacific was carried out to obtain the records of the algae that grow on animals. Finally, algae on molluscs were determined by observations of complete thallus and sections.Key results: A total of 124 species, 81 genera, 51 families and 27 orders was reported, distributed in four algae divisions. The orders with the highest specific richness were Ceramiales (23) and Corallinales (20), and the families with the highest number of species were Rhodomelaceae (13), Cladophoraceae (11) and Lithophyllaceae (10). The most diverse genera were Amphiroa and Cladophora (7). For Guerrero, 12 new species records are presented, of which three are also new records for the Mexican tropical Pacific and three for the Mexican Pacific. The state with the highest number of recorded species was Guerrero (58). The most common substrate was mollusks. The predominant algal morphofunctional group were the filaments.Conclusions: The results of this work demonstrate that the biodiversity of algae present on animal substrates is high, contributing significantly to the specific richness recorded for Guerrero and the Mexican Pacific. The importance of developing more studies that focus on knowledge of algal epibiosis is evident. Antecedentes y Objetivos: El conocimiento ficológico para la región del Pacífico mexicano es amplio, la mayoría de los estudios han estado orientados a conocer la flora adherida a sustratos rocosos. Sin embargo, es reducido el número de trabajos acerca de macroalgas que crecen sobre organismos vivos, como las algas epizoicas. El presente trabajo tiene como finalidad contribuir al conocimiento de la flora algal epizoica en el Pacífico tropical mexicano. Métodos: Se llevaron a cabo cuatro muestreos del molusco Chiton articulatus en dos localidades de Guerrero, México, durante 2014, para conocer las algas que crecen sobre él. Además, se realizó una revisión bibliográfica de estudios en el Pacífico tropical mexicano para obtener los registros de las algas que crecen sobre animales. Finalmente, se determinaron las algas en los moluscos mediante observaciones de talos completos y cortes. Resultados clave: En total se reportaron 124 especies, 81 géneros, 51 familias y 27 órdenes, distribuidos en cuatro divisiones de algas. Los órdenes con mayor riqueza específica fueron Ceramiales (23) y Corallinales (20) y las familias con mayor número de especies fueron Rhodomelaceae (13), Cladophoraceae (11) y Lithophyllaceae (10). Los géneros más diversos fueron Amphiroa y Cladophora (7). Se presentan, para Guerrero, 12 nuevos registros de especies, de los cuales tres son además nuevos registros para el Pacífico tropical mexicano y tres para el Pacífico de México. El estado con mayor número de especies registradas fue Guerrero (58). El sustrato más común fueron los moluscos. El grupo morfofuncional algal predominante fue los filamentos.Conclusiones: Los resultados de este trabajo demuestran que la biodiversidad de algas presente en los sustratos animales es alta, y contribuye notablemente a la riqueza específica registrada para Guerrero y para el Pacífico de México. Se hace patente la importancia de desarrollar más estudios que se enfoquen al conocimiento de la epibiosis algal. Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2020-05-26 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf application/epub+zip application/xml https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1645 10.21829/abm127.2020.1645 Acta Botanica Mexicana; No. 127 (2020) Acta Botanica Mexicana; Núm. 127 (2020) 2448-7589 0187-7151 spa https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1645/pdf https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1645/epub https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1645/2126 Derechos de autor 2020 Acta Botanica Mexicana https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Quiroz González, Nataly Aguilar Estrada, Luis Gabriel Ruiz Boijseauneau, Ivette Rodríguez Vargas, Deni Claudia Biodiversity of epizoic algae in the Mexican tropical Pacific |
| title | Biodiversity of epizoic algae in the Mexican tropical Pacific |
| title_full | Biodiversity of epizoic algae in the Mexican tropical Pacific |
| title_fullStr | Biodiversity of epizoic algae in the Mexican tropical Pacific |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biodiversity of epizoic algae in the Mexican tropical Pacific |
| title_short | Biodiversity of epizoic algae in the Mexican tropical Pacific |
| title_sort | biodiversity of epizoic algae in the mexican tropical pacific |
| url | https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1645 |
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