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FRESHWATER DINOFLAGELLATES OF BELIZE, C.A.
Author(s) -
Carty S.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of phycology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.85
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1529-8817
pISSN - 0022-3646
DOI - 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.00001-31.x
Subject(s) - biology , plankton , dinoflagellate , ecology , bloom , crocodile , fresh water , red tide , oceanography , fishery , geology
Freshwater dinoflagellates have not previously been reported from Belize, although there has been extensive work with marine dinoflagellates and some work with other freshwater groups. Freshwater dinoflagellates are more frequently observed in standing water and none have been observed in the several streams and rivers sampled since 1990. The goal in 1998 was to examine water samples from small ponds within hours of collection to improve the chance of observing swimming dinoflagellates. A plankton net was used and whole water samples also were collected. A small brown water pond on a peninsula and 30m from the Caribbean yielded a bloom of Thompsodinium intermedium. Dinoflagellates, including Peridinium centenniale , Katodinium sp., and Peridinium sp. in the Umbonatum Group, were observed within “Crocodile pond” and “Lily pond” on the mainland.