First record of Cochlodinium convolutum and C. helicoides (Gymnodiniales: Dinophyceae) in the Gulf of California

• Autores: Ismael Gárate Lizárraga, Federico A. García Domínguez, Beatriz Pérez Cruz, Jesús Antonio Díaz Ortiz
• Localización: Revista de biología marina y oceanografía, ISSN 0718-1957, ISSN-e 0717-3326, Vol. 46, Nº. 3, 2011, págs. 495-498
• Idioma: inglés
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Primer registro de Cochlodinium convolutum y C. helicoides (Gymnodiniales: Dinophyceae) en el Golfo de California
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  • The naked marine dinoflagellates Cochlodinium convolutum and C. helicoides are reported for the first time in the Gulf of California. They occurred in seawater at 21-24.5°C. Cochlodinium convolutum was found in both bottle and net samples; its abundance ranged from 400-2200 cells L_1. A total of 96 specimens of C. convolutum and 23 specimens of C. helicoides were examined from the net phytoplankton samples. A short description is given for each species, and photomicrographs provide information about the main morphological characteristics.