First records of hydroid epibionts on the introduced macroalga Gracilariaparvispora in the Mexican Pacific.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The red macroalga Gracilariaparvispora is an introduced species in the Mexican Pacific. To date, there are no published studies on its sessile epibionts, including the hydrozoans and bryozoans, which are the dominant epibionts on macrophytes and of significant biological and economic interest.

New information

This study provides insight into the faunal diversity of hydroids growing on G.parvispora. A total of 185 thalli from both herbarium specimens and field samples collected from five sites in La Paz Bay were revised. Each thallus size and the presence of hydroid epibionts in each thallus region were registered. Eight different hydrozoan taxa were growing on the red macroalgae, including the first recorded observation of Obeliaoxydentata in

SUBMITTER: Mendoza-Becerril MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11411201 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature