A survey of themarine diatoms of Puerto Rico I. suborders Coscinodiscineae and Rhizosoleniineae

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Navarro, J. N.
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Walter de Gruyter, Inc.
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1981
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A taxonomic study on the marine diatoms from the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico is reported in this paper.Two suborders of the order Centrales, with 6 families, 11 genera, 25 species, 3 varieties and 2 forms were observed.Nine of these taxa had never been reported from the coasts of Puerto Rico and one is new for Puerto Rico and theCaribbean Sea.The best represented genera were Coscinodiscus and Rhizosolenia. Most of the identified species were cosmopolitanand neritic, although oceanic and tychopelagic forms were also observed.

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English
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Text
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article
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pdf
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15 p.
Subject (Topical)
Puerto Rico
Diatoms
Taxonomy (Biology)
Marine phytoplankton
Survey
Classification
Identifier
FA00007009
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A taxonomic study on the marine diatoms from the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico is reported in this paper.Two suborders of the order Centrales, with 6 families, 11 genera, 25 species, 3 varieties and 2 forms were observed.Nine of these taxa had never been reported from the coasts of Puerto Rico and one is new for Puerto Rico and theCaribbean Sea.The best represented genera were Coscinodiscus and Rhizosolenia. Most of the identified species were cosmopolitanand neritic, although oceanic and tychopelagic forms were also observed.
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 239
This manuscript is available at
http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/botm and may be cited as: Navarro, J. (1981). A survey of the
marine diatoms of Puerto Rico. I. suborders Coscinodiscineae and Rhizosoleniineae. Botanica
Marina, 24(8), 427-439. doi:10.1515/botm.1981.24.8.427
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1981
Date Text
1981
DOI
10.1515/botm.1981.24.8.427
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1981
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FA00007009
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Attributed name: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
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Navarro, J. N.
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15 p.
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A survey of themarine diatoms of Puerto Rico I. suborders Coscinodiscineae and Rhizosoleniineae
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/botm.1981.24.8.427
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1981
Walter de Gruyter, Inc.

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Berlin
Title
A survey of themarine diatoms of Puerto Rico I. suborders Coscinodiscineae and Rhizosoleniineae
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A survey of themarine diatoms of Puerto Rico I. suborders Coscinodiscineae and Rhizosoleniineae