EUGLENOPHYTAFROM LOWER BASIN OFTHE CAURA RIVER, VENEZUELA
ABSTRACTThis study gives information on taxonomy and presence of Euglenophyta occurringin various types of water bodies from the lower basin of the Caura River and its floodplain,Bolívar State,Venezuela. Specimens were collected between March 1998 and February2000. Twenty one species were identified, among them 13 taxa new for Venezuela. All taxaare illustrated using original drawings. The new taxa for Venezuela are: Euglena gasterosteusSkuja, E. gaumei Allorge & Lefèvre, E. rustica Schiller, Strombomonas napiformis(Playfair) Deflandre, Trachelomonas piscatoris var. sparsespinosa Huber-Pestalozzi, T.ovalis (Daday) Lemmermann, T. acanthophora Stokes var. speciosa Swirenko, Phacusmargaritatus Pochmann, P. acuminatus var. discifera (Pochmann) Huber-Pestalozzi, P. rodriguesiaeConforti, P. onyx Pochmann, P. orbicularis f. communis Popova and P. horridusPochmann.RESUMENEste estudio presenta información sobre la taxonomía y presencia de las euglenofitasen varios cuerpos de agua pertenecientes a la cuenca baja del Río Caura y su planicie de inundación,estado Bolívar,Venezuela. Los especímenes fueron recolectados entre marzo de1998 y febrero de 2000. Se identificaron 21 especies, de las cuales 13 taxa son nuevos registrospara Venezuela. Todos los taxa son ilustrados usando dibujos originales. Los taxa nuevospara Venezuela son: Euglena gasterosteus Skuja, E. gaumeiAllorge & Lefèvre, E. rusticaSchiller, Strombomonas napiformis (Playfair) Deflandre, Trachelomonas piscatoris var.sparsespinosa Huber-Pestalozzi, T. ovalis (Daday) Lemmermann, T. acanthophora Stokesvar. speciosa Swirenko, Phacus margaritatus Pochmann, P. acuminatus var. discifera(Pochmann) Huber-Pestalozzi, P. rodriguesiae Conforti, P. onyx Pochmann, P. orbicularisf. communis Popova y P. horridus Pochmann.
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Instituto Experimental Jardin Botánico "Dr. Tobías Lasser". Jardín Botánico de Caracas
2011
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| Online Access: | http://saber.ucv.ve/ojs/index.php/rev_abv/article/view/818 |
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