Chlorococcales (Algee: Chlorophyceae) found in aquatic environments of the Colombian Amazon basin Chlorococcales (Algee: Chlorophyceae) found in aquatic environments of the Colombian Amazon basin

Abstract

Ten taxa of algae belonging to the order Chlorococcales are recorded for the first time from the Colombian Amazon basin. Two of these, Nephrocytium limneticum and Sorastrum americanum var. americanum, are recorded for the first time in Colombia.Se registran por primera vez para la Amazonia colombiana 10 taxones de Chlorococcales del fitoplancton y ticoplancton encontrados en algunos lagos del río Amazonas y del río Cotuhé, afluente del río Putumayo. Nephrocytium limneticum y Sorastrum americanum varo americanum son primeros registros para Colombia.

Keywords

• algas
• Chlorococcales
• taxonomía