An updated list of marine green algae (Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae) from the Biosphere Reserve of Sian Ka’an, Quintana Roo, Mexico

By

Acosta-Calderón, Julio Adulfo
Mateo-Cid, Luz Elena
Mendoza-González, Angela Catalina

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016-5-13

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

12

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

1886--15

Subjects

Caribbean , epiphytism , inventory , new records , seasonality , Substrate

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/12.3.1886

 

Abstract

In spite of it is baseline importance for comparative studies with the past and present data, an updated list of marine green algal taxa for the Biosphere Reserve of Sian Ka’an is not yet available. The aim of this paper is to present an updated list of marine green algal taxa for the Sian Ka’an Reserve based on literature and collections made by the authors in 17 localities during 2011–2012. Fifty-five taxa are new records for the study area and thus the list has increased to 129. Additionally five taxa are reported for the first time to Quintana Roo, and 11 to Mexican Atlantic coast. These results contribute to the knowledge of green seaweed diversity and also support the relevance of the Sian Ka’an Reserve as a high priority area for conservation due to their high level of algal biodiversity.