La diatomea epizoica Campylodiscus cf. clypeus (Bacillariophyta: Surirellaceae), un nuevo simbionte del manatí del Caribe en México
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Violante-Huerta, Marco
Ordóñez-López, Uriel
Díaz-Gamboa, Raúl
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2018-01-01
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Las observaciones de interacción epizoica entre diatomeas y mamíferos marinos han sido realizadas principalmente en cetáceos, siendo escasas en sirenios. Por medio de un raspado superficial de la piel se colectaron muestras del biofilm de un manatí del Caribe macho cautivo en 2014 en una laguna dulceacuícola en Quintana Roo, México. La diatomea Campylodiscus cf. clypeus fue encontrada, por lo que se asume una relación epizoica anteriormente desconocida.
Observations on the epizoic interaction between diatoms and marine mammals have been conducted mostly in cetaceans and are scarce in sirenians. By scraping the skin surface, the samples of biofilm were collected of a captive male Caribbean manatee in 2014 in a freshwater lagoon in Quintana Roo, Mexico. The diatom Campylodiscus cf. clypeus was identified, therefore a previously unknown epizoic interaction is inferred.
Observations on the epizoic interaction between diatoms and marine mammals have been conducted mostly in cetaceans and are scarce in sirenians. By scraping the skin surface, the samples of biofilm were collected of a captive male Caribbean manatee in 2014 in a freshwater lagoon in Quintana Roo, Mexico. The diatom Campylodiscus cf. clypeus was identified, therefore a previously unknown epizoic interaction is inferred.