Updated list of marine benthic flora from five coral reefs in northern Veracruz, Mexico
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2020 |
| Descripción: | Marine macrophytobenthos plays an important role in coral reefs; however, it is one of the least studied biological groups in the Lobos-Tuxpan Reef System (SALT) in Veracruz, Mexico. Theobjective of the present study was to update the taxonomic list of the algae and phanerogamspecies present in the Tuxpan, Enmedio, Tanhuijo, Lobos, and Oro Verde reefs. During the2014-2018 period, 38 surveys were conducted in the reef lagoon and the deep slopes of the reefs by errant dives. Algae and marine phanerogams were surveyed on five types of substrates: sand, pebbles, coral rocks, seagrasses, and live coral area. In addition, the taxonomic list was complemented with records of species previously reported for SALT. The updated taxonomic list includes 130 species: 2 being Cyanobacteria, 55 Rhodophyta, 23 Ochrophyta, 48 Chlorophyta, and 2 Tracheophyta, represented by Halophila decipiens and Thalassia testudinum. Of the total species, 28 taxa are cited for the first time for the study area. Additionally, Sphorochnus pedunculatus constitutes a new record for the southwest of the Gulf of Mexico. The substrates with the highest algae richness were coral rocks and pebbles. The Lobos, Enmedio, and Tuxpan emerging reefs presented greater floristic wealth. This information represents a good advance in the knowledge of marine flora and can be useful for effective management decision-making, especially for phanerogams, which are in a risk status. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/13767 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/revmar/article/view/13767 |
| Palabra clave: | algae, reefs, phanerogams, phytobenthos, substrates algas, arrecifes, fanerógamas, fitobentos, sustratos algas, recifes, fanerógamas, fitobentos, substratos |