Compilation of Marine Algae Species found in Puerto Peñasco and the Guaymas.
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Compilation of Marine Compilation of Marine Algae Species found in Algae Species found in Puerto PePuerto Peñasco and the ñasco and the
GuaymasGuaymas
BackgroundBackground
•15 different species under 3 15 different species under 3 main divisions – Chlorophyta, main divisions – Chlorophyta, Rhodophyta and PhaeophytaRhodophyta and Phaeophyta
•Brief description of each Brief description of each species, and ways to identify species, and ways to identify themthem
•Picture accompanimentsPicture accompaniments
Division Chlorophyta Division Chlorophyta
Enteromorpha Enteromorpha and and UlvaUlva spp. spp.
• Enteromorpha Enteromorpha – – hollow, tubular, hollow, tubular, some branched, some branched, uninucleate cells, uninucleate cells, single chloroplast, single chloroplast, many pyrenoidsmany pyrenoids
• UlvaUlva – blade-like, 2 – blade-like, 2 cells-thick, single cells-thick, single chloroplast, single chloroplast, single pyrenoidpyrenoid
Chaetomorpha Chaetomorpha and and CladophoraCladophora spp.spp.
• Chaetomorpha Chaetomorpha – – uniseriate, uniseriate, unbranched unbranched filaments, filaments, multinucleate cells, multinucleate cells, clumped.clumped.
• Cladophora – Cladophora – tufts, tufts, coarse, grow up 10 6 coarse, grow up 10 6 cm, stiff branches cm, stiff branches that curve in same that curve in same directiondirection
Division PhaeophytaDivision Phaeophyta
Cutleria Cutleria and and Ralfsia Ralfsia spp.spp.
• CutleriaCutleria – – heteromorphic heteromorphic plants, gametophyte plants, gametophyte erect, fan-shaped erect, fan-shaped blades, thallus rigid blades, thallus rigid and flatand flat
• Ralfsia – Ralfsia – crusty and crusty and brittle, two-layered brittle, two-layered thallus, circular thallus, circular outlineoutline
Division RhodophytaDivision Rhodophyta
Halymenia Halymenia and and Hypnea Hypnea spp.spp.
• Halymenia – Halymenia – plant plant erect, gelatinous erect, gelatinous fronds, either fronds, either branching or blade-branching or blade-like thalluslike thallus
• Hypnea – Hypnea – cylindrical cylindrical and compressed, and compressed, slender branches slender branches with curled with curled branchletsbranchlets
Plocamium Plocamium and and ChampiaChampia spp.spp.
• Plocamium – Plocamium – plant plant erect, bushy, bright erect, bushy, bright red, branching in red, branching in zigzag mannerzigzag manner
• Champia – Champia – plant plant erect, small, erect, small, clumped, delicate, clumped, delicate, branches are branches are cylindrical and cylindrical and compressedcompressed
ReferencesReferences
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http://seaweed.ucg.ie/Ireland/Check-listRhodoIre.htmlhttp://seaweed.ucg.ie/Ireland/Check-listRhodoIre.html• Guiry, M.D. and Nic Dhonncha, E. 2002. Algaebase. World-Guiry, M.D. and Nic Dhonncha, E. 2002. Algaebase. World-
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California.California.• Wagonner, B. and Speer, B.R., 2000. Introduction to Wagonner, B. and Speer, B.R., 2000. Introduction to
Phaeophyta. Phaeophyta. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/chromista/phaeophyta.htmlhttp://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/chromista/phaeophyta.html
• Webb, D. T., 2000. Chlorophyta.Webb, D. T., 2000. Chlorophyta.http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/webb/BOT311/http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/webb/BOT311/Chlorophyta/Chlorophyta-100.htmChlorophyta/Chlorophyta-100.htm
• Sze, P., 1998. A Biology of the Algae. WCB McGraw-Hill Sze, P., 1998. A Biology of the Algae. WCB McGraw-Hill publications. publications.