Check List 9(4): 809-812, doi: 10.15560/9.4.809
New data on the distribution of Torodinium robustum and T. teredo (Dinophyceae: Gymnodiniales) in the Gulf of California
expand article infoIsmael Gárate-Lizárraga‡, Rocío Elizabeth Muciño-Márquez‡
‡ Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), Mexico

Corresponding author: Ismael Gárate-Lizárraga ( igarate@ipn.mx )

© 2017 Ismael Gárate-Lizárraga, Rocío Muciño-Márquez.
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Citation: Gárate-Lizárraga I, Muciño-Márquez R (2013) New data on the distribution of Torodinium robustum and T. teredo (Dinophyceae: Gymnodiniales) in the Gulf of California. Check List 9(4): 809-812. https://doi.org/10.15560/9.4.809
Open Access
Abstract
The gymnodinioid marine dinoflagellates Torodinium robustum and T. teredo are reported for the Gulf of California. This is the first record of Torodinium teredo on the Pacific coast of Mexico. Both species were found mainly during the winter-spring in seawater at 19–27.5 °C. Torodinium robustum was the most frequent species. Morphological features of T. robustum and T. teredo varied widely and specimens observed in live samples and fixed in Lugol’s solution were easily recognizable. Short description and microphotographs were provided for each species.
Keywords
Dinoflagellates; Pacific coast