Updated list and new records of macroalgae from the Gulf of Morrosquillo, Colombian Caribbean
Background and Aims: Macroalgae are primary producers of marine ecosystems, so the information regarding their species composition and distribution is necessary to develop conservation strategies and sustainable use of the coastal coastlines they inhabit. However, in different marine regions of Colo...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Online |
| Language: | eng |
| Published: |
Instituto de Ecología, A.C.
2024
|
| Online Access: | https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/2288 |
| _version_ | 1799771442263359488 |
|---|---|
| author | Quintana Manotas, Humberto Luis Hernández-Contreras, Diego Alexander Gavio, Brigitte |
| author_facet | Quintana Manotas, Humberto Luis Hernández-Contreras, Diego Alexander Gavio, Brigitte |
| author_sort | Quintana Manotas, Humberto Luis |
| collection | ABM |
| description | Background and Aims: Macroalgae are primary producers of marine ecosystems, so the information regarding their species composition and distribution is necessary to develop conservation strategies and sustainable use of the coastal coastlines they inhabit. However, in different marine regions of Colombia, such as the Gulf of Morrosquillo, this knowledge is scarce, requiring a greater sampling effort and constant updating of data. Therefore, this work aims to provide an updated list of the macroalgae in the aforementioned region, based on published and unpublished biological records and recent sampling. Methods: Bibliographic information was compiled from historical records from 1976 to the present and complemented with sampling in one location in the Gulf of Morrosquillo. The taxa were organized and updated based on the most recent nomenclature, and the geographical affinity of the algal flora was determined using the Cheney index.Key results: The occurrence of 97 taxa classified in three classes, 15 orders, 32 families and 54 genera. Red algae, with 48 taxa, were the group that contributed the largest number of species, and the phycoflora of the region was of a mixed type according to the Cheney index. Six new annotated and illustrated records were reported for the Gulf: Antithamnionella breviramosa, Centroceras gasparrinii, Bostrychia tenella, Melanothamnus sphaerocarpus, Agardhiella ramosissima and Feldmannia mitchelliae.Conclusions: The inventory of macroalgae in the evaluated region was updated, showing a clearer historical panorama of the sampled areas, which suggests an extraordinary potential in the future discovery of new records that would increase the knowledge about the phycoflora of the Colombian Caribbean, particularly because the records of encrusting red algae, epiphytic and epizoic species are non-existent. |
| format | Online |
| id | oai:oai.abm.ojs.inecol.mx:article-2288 |
| institution | Acta Botanica Mexicana |
| language | eng |
| publishDate | 2024 |
| publisher | Instituto de Ecología, A.C. |
| record_format | ojs |
| spelling | oai:oai.abm.ojs.inecol.mx:article-22882024-05-06T15:52:05Z Updated list and new records of macroalgae from the Gulf of Morrosquillo, Colombian Caribbean Listado actualizado y nuevos registros de macroalgas para el Golfo de Morrosquillo, Caribe colombiano Quintana Manotas, Humberto Luis Hernández-Contreras, Diego Alexander Gavio, Brigitte biodiversity Chlorophyta Heterokontophyta review Rhodophyta taxonomy biodiversidad Chlorophyta Heterokontophyta revisión Rhodophyta taxonomía Background and Aims: Macroalgae are primary producers of marine ecosystems, so the information regarding their species composition and distribution is necessary to develop conservation strategies and sustainable use of the coastal coastlines they inhabit. However, in different marine regions of Colombia, such as the Gulf of Morrosquillo, this knowledge is scarce, requiring a greater sampling effort and constant updating of data. Therefore, this work aims to provide an updated list of the macroalgae in the aforementioned region, based on published and unpublished biological records and recent sampling. Methods: Bibliographic information was compiled from historical records from 1976 to the present and complemented with sampling in one location in the Gulf of Morrosquillo. The taxa were organized and updated based on the most recent nomenclature, and the geographical affinity of the algal flora was determined using the Cheney index.Key results: The occurrence of 97 taxa classified in three classes, 15 orders, 32 families and 54 genera. Red algae, with 48 taxa, were the group that contributed the largest number of species, and the phycoflora of the region was of a mixed type according to the Cheney index. Six new annotated and illustrated records were reported for the Gulf: Antithamnionella breviramosa, Centroceras gasparrinii, Bostrychia tenella, Melanothamnus sphaerocarpus, Agardhiella ramosissima and Feldmannia mitchelliae.Conclusions: The inventory of macroalgae in the evaluated region was updated, showing a clearer historical panorama of the sampled areas, which suggests an extraordinary potential in the future discovery of new records that would increase the knowledge about the phycoflora of the Colombian Caribbean, particularly because the records of encrusting red algae, epiphytic and epizoic species are non-existent. Antecedentes y Objetivos: Las macroalgas son productores primarios de los ecosistemas marinos, por lo que la composición de especies y su distribución es información necesaria para establecer estrategias de conservación y uso sostenible de los litorales costeros que habitan. Sin embargo, en diferentes regiones marinas de Colombia, como el Golfo de Morrosquillo, este conocimiento es escaso, requiriendo de un mayor esfuerzo de muestreo y actualización constante de datos. Por lo tanto, este trabajo tiene como objetivo proporcionar una lista actualizada de las macroalgas de la región mencionada, basada en registros biológicos publicados, inéditos y muestreos recientes. Métodos: Se recopiló información bibliográfica de registros históricos desde 1976 al presente y se complementó con muestreos en una localidad del Golfo de Morrosquillo. Los taxa se organizaron y actualizaron con base en la nomenclatura más reciente, y se determinó la afinidad geográfica de la flora algal mediante el índice de Cheney. Resultados clave: Se determinó la presencia de 97 taxa agrupados en tres clases, 15 órdenes, 32 familias y 54 géneros. Las algas rojas, con 48 taxa, fueron el grupo que aportó un mayor número de especies, y la ficoflora de la región es de tipo mixto de acuerdo con el índice de Cheney. Se reportan seis nuevos registros comentados e ilustrados para el Golfo: Antithamnionella breviramosa, Centroceras gasparrinii, Bostrychia tenella, Melanothamnus sphaerocarpus, Agardhiella ramosissima y Feldmannia mitchelliae. Conclusiones: Se actualizó el inventario de macroalgas en la región evaluada, mostrando un panorama histórico más claro de las zonas muestreadas, lo que sugiere un extraordinario potencial en el hallazgo futuro de nuevos registros que incrementarían el conocimiento sobre la ficoflora del Caribe colombiano, particularmente porque los registros de algas rojas incrustantes, especies epífitas y epizoicas son nulos. Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2024-04-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf application/epub+zip https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/2288 10.21829/abm131.2024.2288 Acta Botanica Mexicana; No. 131 (2024) Acta Botanica Mexicana; Núm. 131 (2024) 2448-7589 0187-7151 eng https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/2288/4527 https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/2288/4528 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Quintana Manotas, Humberto Luis Hernández-Contreras, Diego Alexander Gavio, Brigitte Updated list and new records of macroalgae from the Gulf of Morrosquillo, Colombian Caribbean |
| title | Updated list and new records of macroalgae from the Gulf of Morrosquillo, Colombian Caribbean |
| title_full | Updated list and new records of macroalgae from the Gulf of Morrosquillo, Colombian Caribbean |
| title_fullStr | Updated list and new records of macroalgae from the Gulf of Morrosquillo, Colombian Caribbean |
| title_full_unstemmed | Updated list and new records of macroalgae from the Gulf of Morrosquillo, Colombian Caribbean |
| title_short | Updated list and new records of macroalgae from the Gulf of Morrosquillo, Colombian Caribbean |
| title_sort | updated list and new records of macroalgae from the gulf of morrosquillo, colombian caribbean |
| url | https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/2288 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT quintanamanotashumbertoluis updatedlistandnewrecordsofmacroalgaefromthegulfofmorrosquillocolombiancaribbean AT hernandezcontrerasdiegoalexander updatedlistandnewrecordsofmacroalgaefromthegulfofmorrosquillocolombiancaribbean AT gaviobrigitte updatedlistandnewrecordsofmacroalgaefromthegulfofmorrosquillocolombiancaribbean AT quintanamanotashumbertoluis listadoactualizadoynuevosregistrosdemacroalgasparaelgolfodemorrosquillocaribecolombiano AT hernandezcontrerasdiegoalexander listadoactualizadoynuevosregistrosdemacroalgasparaelgolfodemorrosquillocaribecolombiano AT gaviobrigitte listadoactualizadoynuevosregistrosdemacroalgasparaelgolfodemorrosquillocaribecolombiano |
