Gayana: Botanica (Jan 2004)
PRIMER REGISTRO DE THALASSIONEMA PSEUDONITZSCHIOIDES (SCHUETTE & SCHRADER) HASLE (THALASSIONEMATACEAE, BACILLARIOPHYCEAE) EN EL PACIFICO SURORIENTAL FRENTE A LA COSTA DE CHILE FIRST RECORD OF THALASSIONEMA PSEUDONITZSCHIOIDES (SCHUETTE & SCHRADER) HASLE (THALASSIONEMATACEAE, BACILLARIOPHYCEAE) IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PACIFIC OFF THE COAST OF CHILE
Abstract
This note reports the finding of Thalassionema pseudonitzschioides (Schuette & Schrader) Hasle in samples collected in Iquique Bay (20°12'S, 70°10'W), in northern Chile. This is the first record of the species for the region. The taxon has been associated mainly with subtropical to temperate waters