Gayana: Botanica (Jan 2005)
THALASSIOTHRIX SPATHULATA HASLE (THALASSIONEMATACEAE, BACILLARIOPHYCEAE): PRIMER REGISTRO PARA LA FLORA DIATOMOLOGICA MARINA DE CHILE THALASSIOTHRIX SPATHULATA HASLE (THALASSIONEMATACEAE, BACILLARIOPHYCEAE): FIRST RECORD FOR THE MARINE DIATOM FLORA OF CHILE
Abstract
We report the first finding of Thalassiothrix spathulata in the marine phytoplankton of Chile. The species was common in samples collected between 18º16'S and 28º06'S. Principal morphological features are described and illustrated