High species richness of epiphytic Mastogloia (Mastogloiales: Bacillariophyceae) on Thalassia testudinum along the coast of Campeche, southern Gulf of Mexico

Diatoms of the genus Mastogloia are naviculoid forms that are generally easy to discriminate due to the presence of marginal chambers known as partecta. They exhibit a wide marine distribution, and are basically benthic forms usually conspicuous in epiphytic and epipelic diatom assemblages. Our obj...

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Published in:Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
Main Authors: David Alfaro Siqueiros-Beltrones, Daniela López-Mejía, Francisco Gutiérrez-Mendieta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2020-02-01
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Online Access:https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/2976