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HERNANDEZ-BECERRIL, David U.. Biodiversity of marine planktonic algae (Cyanobacteria, Prasinophyceae, Euglenophyta, Chrysophyceae, Dictyochophyceae, Eustigmatophyceae, Parmophyceae, Raphidophyceae, Bacillariophyta, Cryptophyta, Haptophyta, Dinoflagellata) in Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2014, vol.85, suppl., pp.S44-S53. ISSN 2007-8706.  https://doi.org/10.7550/rmb.32037.

This paper attempts to provide an updated revision of the biodiversity of the microalgae and protists of the marine phytoplankton in Mexican waters. A higher effort has been given to studies from the Mexican Pacific, considering the available literature, whereas the southern Gulf of Mexico counts with few recent investigations on phytoplanktonic taxonomic groups. Diatoms and dinoflagellates are, with no doubt, the most diverse and dominant phytoplankton groups in Mexico, but the smallest fraction, the picoplankton, and certain groups have revealed an unknown and unexpected diversity, and an increasing importance noticed from recent studies. New records in the marine phytoplankton have been annotated and new species have been described, particularly diatoms, dinoflagellates and Parmophyceae. Certain groups, however, should be systematically studied following specialized protocols, as they are virtually unknown in Mexico. Some future perspectives for the phytoplankton study in Mexico are proposed.

Palavras-chave : diatoms; dinoflagellates; diversity; marine phytoplankton; microalgae.

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