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Freshwater algae (excluding Cyanophyceae) from nine lakes and pools of Hope Bay, Antarctic Peninsula

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 May 2004

A. Vinocur  and
I. Izaguirre
A. Vinocur
Affiliation:
Depto. Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pab. II, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina
I. Izaguirre
Affiliation:
Depto. Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pab. II, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Abstract

Fortyeight freshwater algae (excluding Cyanophyceae) were identified from nine lakes and pools at Hope Bay (Antarctic Peninsula). The geographic distribution in Antarctica and the ecological characteristics of the sampling sites are given for each taxa. Sixteen of them, new records for Antarctica, are described and illustrated. Among the algal classes treated here, Bacillariophyceae and Chlorophyceae constitute the most diverse groups. Most of the species found have been recorded from Antarctica, and many of them are widespread. Some degree of polymorphism was observed in Bacillariophyceae and Tribophyceae taxa.

Keywords

Antarcticalakesfreshwater algaephytoplanktonflora
Type
Papers—Life Sciences and Oceanography
Information
Antarctic Science , Volume 6 , Issue 4 , December 1994 , pp. 483 - 489
Copyright
© Antarctic Science Ltd 1994

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