Biecheleriopsis adriatica (Dinophyceae: Suessiaceae): the first record from the Eastern Pacific Ocean
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Mary Carmen Ruiz-de la Torre
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María Luisa Núñez Resendiz
Abstract
Biecheleriopsis adriatica is a brittle dinoflagellate first described from the Adriatic Sea. In the present study, not only the presence of this species, but also the order Suessiales, is recorded for the first time in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, specifically in Todos Santos Bay, northwestern Mexico. The specimens found were collected at three sampling stations in November 2020. A molecular analysis was carried out based on the amplification of the 28 s rDNA gene, and cell morphology was examined using light microscopy. The analyses confirmed the identity and the first record of Biecheleriopsis adriatica in the area. Phylogenetically, the sequences formed a monophyletic group with those from GenBank for the Adriatic Sea and the Indo-Pacific; the morphology was consistent with the original and later descriptions. These results suggest that the diversity of the Suessiales in Mexico had been underestimated and the potential presence of a greater number of species of this group in the region.
Funding source: National Science and Technology Council (CONACyT)
Award Identifier / Grant number: CB2016283790
About the authors
Mary Carmen Ruiz-de la Torre is a full-time professor at the Marine Science Faculty of the Autonomous University of Baja California. Her research is focused on the study of harmful algal blooms (HABs) dynamics, including phytoplankton ecology and HABs impacts on coastal activities.
María Luisa Núñez Resendiz is a full-time professor at Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, where she received her PhD degree. Currently, she is working on phylogeny, ecology and phylogeography of marine algae.
Kurt M. Dreckmann is a professor at Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, where he received his PhD degree. Currently, he is working on phylogenetics and biogeography of marine macroalgae.
Abel Sentíes is currently a professor-researcher of marine botany at Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. He has spent over 35 years at the Marine Macroalgae Laboratory, focusing his research on systematics, biogeography and conservation of seaweeds.
Alexis Escarcega-Bata is a PhD Student in biological sciences at Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. His research focuses on the taxonomic and molecular study of marine athecated dinoflagellates, as well as their phylogenetic relationships through the use of different molecular markers.
Acknowledgments
We thank the Mexican Navy, Marine Secretaria (SEMAR), and Capitan C. Cap. Frag SMAM Nidia Teresa Angulo Larios and crew. We also thank Gabriel López Castillo, Judith León López, and Ludwinka Méndez González for their assistance with water sample collection and the crew of Universidad Autónoma de Baja California that carried out sampling campaigns in Bahía Todos Santos. We are grateful to Yuri B. Okolodkov (Universidad Veracruzana, Boca del Río, Veracruz, Mexico) and Marcia M. Gowing (Seattle, Washington, USA) for revising the manuscript and editing the English style.
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Author contributions: All the authors have actively contributed to this study and have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
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Research funding: This study was supported by the National Science and Technology Council (CONACyT; grant number CB2016283790).
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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