Periphytic and planktonic algae records from the upper Paraná river floodplain, Brazil: an update

ABSTRACT The upper Paraná river floodplain is a strategic area for the Brazilian biological and environmental patrimony and contains several conservation units. We aimed to record the occurrence and the geographic distribution of microalgae in this floodplain during 30 years of research carried out by the Center for Research in Limnology, Ichthyology and Aquaculture - State University of Maringá. We consulted 80 publications (national and international journals and books published from 1986 to 2016). We considered only published works that referenced algae at the generic and infrageneric levels. The results indicated 938 species of algae (562 periphytic, 482 planktonic), which 103 co-occur in the two habitats. Cosmarium was the richest genera for periphyton and Traquelomonas for phytoplankton. This study increased the knowledge of microalgae biodiversity in Brazil and provided data for future ecological and biogeographic studies.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Dunck,Bárbara, Junqueira,Maria Gabriela, Bichoff,Andressa, Silva,Matheus Vieira da, Pineda,Alfonso, Paula,Aline Caroline Magro de, Zanco,Bárbara Furigo, Moresco,Geovani Arnhold, Iatskiu,Patrícia, Bortolini,Jascieli Carla, Souza,Yasmin Rodrigues de, Train,Sueli, Rodrigues,Luzia Cleide, Jati,Susicley, Rodrigues,Liliana
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais 2018
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2236-89062018000400560
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