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Charles Darwin Foundation Galapagos Species Checklist


Phytoplankton

The term plankton refers to an ecological group of organisms drifting in the water column of oceans and fresh water bodies.
Phytoplankton is the autotrophic component, i.e., microscopic algae that perform photosynthesis.

Most phytoplankton species are too small to be seen with the unaided eye, but when present in large quantities, their chlorophyll causes a green discoloration of the water.

Author: Nathalia Tirado.

Other Contributors: Stuart Banks, Margarita Brandt, Rodrigo Bustamante, Angel Chiriboga, Graham Edgar, José Miguel Fariña, Peter Glynn, Jack Grove, Alex Hearn, Cleveland Hickman, Paul Humann, Jerson Moreno, Fernando Pinillos, Fernando Rivera, Franz Smith, Marco Toscano, Mariana Vera, Luis Vinueza.

Names of taxa included: 8 total (1 unidentified taxon, 7 preliminary identification).

Phytoplankton Species Checklist

Domain Eukaryota

Kingdom Chromalveolata

Division Bacillariophyta

Class Class Bacillariophyta indet.

Order Ord. Bacillariophyta indet.

Family Fam. Bacillariophyta indet.

Genus Diatomea

Diatomea sp.  

Domain Prokaryota

Kingdom Bacteria

Division Cyanobacteria

Class Cyanophyceae

Order Chroococcales

Family Merismopediaceae

Genus Aphanocapsa

Aphanocapsa salinarum  Hansgirg

Family Xenococcaceae

Genus Xenococcus

Xenococcus endophyticus  Setchell & N.L. Gardner

Order Nostocales

Family Scytonemataceae

Genus Scytonema

Scytonema guyanense var. marinum  Setchell & N.L. Gardner

Order Oscillatoriales

Family Oscillatoriaceae

Genus Lyngbya

Lyngbya adherens  Setchell & N.L. Gardner

Lyngbya consociata  Setchell & N.L. Gardner

Lyngbya willei var. galapagensis  Setchell & N.L. Gardner

Genus Microcoleus

Microcoleus howellii  Setchell & N.L. Gardner

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This list should be cited as follows:

Tirado, N. (2011). CDF Checklist of Galapagos Phytoplankton - FCD Lista de especies de Fítoplancton de Galápagos. In: Bungartz, F., Herrera, H., Jaramillo, P., Tirado, N., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Ruiz, D., Guézou, A. & Ziemmeck, F. (eds.). Charles Darwin Foundation Galapagos Species Checklist - Lista de Especies de Galápagos de la Fundación Charles Darwin. Charles Darwin Foundation / Fundación Charles Darwin, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos: http://www.darwinfoundation.org/datazone/checklists/algae/phytoplankton/ Last updated 23 Jun 2011.