Seaweeds have been explored by humans for thousands of years as a source of chemical compounds. This study describes the content of minerals, ash, carbohydrates, protein, lipids, and main metabolites of dichloromethane / methanol extracts of the seaweed Ulva lactuca, Padina gymnospora, Palisada perforata and Gelidiella acerosa from sandstone reefs on the Brazilian tropical coast (Pernambuco, Northeastern of Brazil). The content (% dry weight) of carbohydrates ranged from 14.35-48.52, proteins 7.49-14.98, total lipids 0.40-8.92, and ash 18.51-37.02. The concentration (mg kg dry algae−1) of Ca (900-3468), Mg (1655-4902), K (810-1707), Na (1062-4580), Mn (19-4462), and Cu (3.6-6.4) were maximum in Palisada and minimum in Padina. In turn, the lowest and highest contents (mg kg dry algae−1) of Fe (100-2312), Zn (18-43), and Cr (0.08-0.93) were recorded in Gelidiella and Ulva, respectively. Neophytadiene was the major compound. Phytol and palmitic acid were found in all seaweeds, although in low quantities. Palisada had the highest contents (% dry weight) of metabolites (neophytadiene: 23.89, phytol: 8.29; palmitic acid: 8.32), while Ulva had the lowest, except phytone, which was present only in this species. Our findings highlight the potential of these macroalgae from the coastal reefs as a source of chemical compounds. compounds minerals protein lactuca gymnospora Pernambuco, Pernambuco (Pernambuco Brazil. Brazil . Brazil) % ( weight 14.3548.52, 14354852 14.35 48.52, 14 35 48 52 14.35-48.52 7.4914.98, 7491498 7.49 14.98, 7 49 98 7.49-14.98 0.408.92, 040892 0.40 8.92, 0 40 8 92 0.40-8.92 18.5137.02. 18513702 18.51 37.02. 18 51 37 02 18.51-37.02 mg algae−1 algae1 algae 1 9003468, 9003468 900 3468 , (900-3468) 16554902, 16554902 1655 4902 (1655-4902) 8101707, 8101707 810 1707 (810-1707) 10624580, 10624580 1062 4580 (1062-4580) 194462, 194462 19 4462 (19-4462) 3.66.4 3664 3.6 6.4 3 6 4 (3.6-6.4 turn 1002312, 1002312 100 2312 (100-2312) 1843, 1843 43 (18-43) 0.080.93 008093 0.08 0.93 08 93 (0.08-0.93 respectively compound seaweeds quantities neophytadiene (neophytadiene 2389 23 89 23.89 phytol 8.29 829 29 8.32, 832 8.32 32 8.32) phytone species 3548 14.3548.52 1435485 1435 14.3 4852 48.52 5 14.35-48.5 4914 7.4914.98 749149 749 7.4 1498 14.98 9 7.49-14.9 408 0.408.92 04089 040 0.4 892 8.92 0.40-8.9 5137 18.5137.02 1851370 1851 18.5 3702 37.02 18.51-37.0 algae− 900346 90 346 (900-3468 1655490 165 490 (1655-4902 810170 81 170 (810-1707 1062458 106 458 (1062-4580 19446 446 (19-4462 66 3.66. 366 36 3. 64 6. (3.6-6. 100231 10 231 (100-2312 184 (18-43 080 0.080.9 00809 008 0.0 093 0.9 (0.08-0.9 238 2 23.8 8.2 82 83 8.3 354 14.3548.5 143548 143 14. 485 48.5 14.35-48. 491 7.4914.9 74914 74 7. 149 14.9 7.49-14. 0.408.9 0408 04 0. 8.9 0.40-8. 513 18.5137.0 185137 185 18. 370 37.0 18.51-37. 90034 34 (900-346 165549 16 (1655-490 81017 17 (810-170 106245 45 (1062-458 1944 44 (19-446 3.66 (3.6-6 10023 (100-231 (18-4 0.080. 0080 00 09 (0.08-0. 23. 8. 14.3548. 14354 48. 14.35-48 7.4914. 7491 7.49-14 0.408. 0.40-8 18.5137. 18513 37. 18.51-37 9003 (900-34 16554 (1655-49 8101 (810-17 10624 (1062-45 194 (19-44 (3.6- 1002 (100-23 (18- 0.080 (0.08-0 14.3548 14.35-4 7.4914 7.49-1 0.408 0.40- 18.5137 18.51-3 (900-3 (1655-4 (810-1 (1062-4 (19-4 (3.6 (100-2 (18 (0.08- 14.354 14.35- 7.491 7.49- 18.513 18.51- (900- (1655- (810- (1062- (19- (3. (100- (1 (0.08 (900 (1655 (810 (1062 (19 (3 (100 (0.0 (90 (165 (81 (106 (10 (0. (9 (16 (8 (0

Abstract Introduction: The red starfish (Echinaster sepositus) is one of the most common asteroid species in the Mediterranean Sea. However, information about their biology or their role in benthic communities is scarce. Objective: This study aims to provide new information on the ecology of this species through the temporal characterization of the population of E. sepositus in Cala del Racó (Alicante, Spain) and the in situ monitoring of its reproductive cycle. Methods: For this purpose, three study areas were established at different depths. For each of the recorded starfish, data about the size, the substrate on which it was found, the area, the depth and the sex in the case of observing the reproduction were collected. Results: A total of 19 samplings have been carried out throughout a year of study. In this way, it has been possible to observe that the density of individuals increases in the shallower zone during autumn and winter, when the temperature drops to 14.13 ºC, while it decreases in spring and summer when the temperature rises to 27.17 ºC. Those results are reversed in the deepest part of the study. The highest density of individuals (0.51 ind/m2) occurred in October. Arborescent photophilic algae and crustose coralline algae were the substrates with the highest number of E. sepositus recorded. Medium to large specimens are located preferably on crustose coralline algae or arborescent photophilic algae, while smaller individuals were mostly located on Posidonia oceanica. No specimens of E. sepositus were observed spawning. Conclusions: Data leads to assume that there is a migration of starfishes towards more superficial areas when the water is at colder temperature and towards deeper areas when the temperature increases. It is valued the possibility that there is a change in the nutritional needs of E. sepositus throughout its development. According to our observations, the future reproduction studies should be concentrated between late-summer and early-autumn.

Resumen Introducción: La estrella de mar roja (Echinaster sepositus) es una de las especies de asteroideos más comunes del mar Mediterráneo. Sin embargo, la información sobre su biología o su papel en las comunidades bentónicas es escasa. Objetivo: Este estudio pretende aportar nueva información sobre la ecología de esta especie mediante la caracterización temporal de la población de E. sepositus en la Cala del Racó (Alicante, España) y el monitoreo in situ de su ciclo reproductivo. Métodos: Con este fin se establecieron tres zonas de estudio a distintas profundidades. Para cada una de las estrellas registradas se tomaron datos de tamaño, el sustrato sobre el que se encuentra, la zona, la profundidad y el sexo en caso de observar la reproducción. Resultados: A lo largo de un año de estudio se han realizado un total de 19 muestreos. De esta forma se ha podido observar que la densidad de individuos aumenta en la zona menos profunda durante otoño e invierno, cuando la temperatura del agua baja hasta los 14.13 ºC, mientras que se reduce en primavera y verano, cuando la temperatura se eleva hasta los 27.17 ºC. Este resultado se invierte en la zona más profunda del estudio. La mayor densidad de individuos ha sido observada en octubre (0.51 ind/m2). Las algas fotófilas arborescentes y las algas coralinales costrosas han sido los sustratos con un mayor número de E. sepositus registrados. Los ejemplares de tamaños medianos a grandes se localizan preferentemente sobre algas coralinales costrosas o algas fotófilas arborescentes, mientras que los individuos de menor tamaño se sitúan mayormente sobre Posidonia oceanica. No se observaron ejemplares de E. sepositus reproduciéndose. Conclusiones: Los datos permiten presuponer que existe una migración entre las zonas más superficiales, cuando la temperatura del agua es menor, y zonas más profundas cuando la temperatura aumenta. Se valora la posibilidad de la existencia de un cambio en los requerimientos nutricionales de E. sepositus a lo largo de su desarrollo. De acuerdo con nuestras observaciones, los estudios futuros sobre la reproducción de esta especie deben concentrarse entre finales de verano y principios de otoño.

Resumen Introducción: La variabilidad en la estructura de las comunidades acuáticas se atribuye frecuentemente a cambios ambientales, no obstante, en ambientes estables como ríos regulados, las interacciones tróficas podrían ser otro factor ambiental clave determinante de la estructura de estas comunidades. Estas alteraciones podrían provocar un mayor crecimiento de algas y, a su vez, cambios en los grupos funcionales y en la composición de la comunidad de macroinvertebrados favoreciendo la dominancia de determinados grupos de organismos. Objetivo: Identificar el efecto de los cambios ambientales y de la estructura del ficoperifiton sobre la comunidad de macroinvertebrados de ríos Andinos regulados. Métodos: Se analizaron datos ambientales y biológicos recolectados en muestreos trimestrales realizados entre 2010 y 2018 en dos ríos de los Andes Centrales (Antioquia - Colombia), para un total de 27 muestras. La recolección de muestras empleó métodos estandarizados. Se utilizaron diferentes modelos estadísticos para establecer patrones espaciales y temporales de las variables ambientales, de la abundancia y/o densidad y diversidad de ficoperifiton y de los macroinvertebrados, así como las relaciones tróficas que existen entre ellos. Resultados: Se encontró que los ríos regulados presentan relativamente poca variabilidad ambiental. Los parámetros ambientales con mayor variación fueron: temperatura, turbidez y ortofosfatos; las dos últimas variables abióticas fueron las que más aportaron a la inestabilidad bentónica. Conclusión: La presencia de macroinvertebrados raspadores y recolectores fue más afectada por la estabilidad de la densidad del ficoperifiton que por las variables ambientales, evidenciando la importancia de las interacciones tróficas en ríos regulados y el control bottoom up en estos ecosistemas.

Abstract Introduction: The variability in the structure of aquatic communities is frequently attributed to environmental changes; however, in stable environments such as regulated rivers, trophic interactions could be another key environmental factor determining the structure of these communities. These alterations could cause a greater growth of algae, and in turn, changes in the functional groups and in the composition of the macroinvertebrate community favoring the dominance of certain groups of organisms. Objective: To identify the effects of environmental variations and changes in the structure of the phycoperiphyton on the macroinvertebrate community of regulated Andean rivers. Methods: We analyzed environmental and biological data collected in quarterly samples carried out between 2010 and 2018 in two rivers of the Central Andes (Antioquia - Colombia), for a total of 27 samples. Sample collections used standardized methods. Different statistical models were used to establish spatial and temporal patterns of the environmental variables, of the abundance and/or density and diversity of phycoperiphyton and macroinvertebrates, as well as the trophic relationships that exists between them. Results: We found that regulated rivers present relatively little environmental variability. The environmental parameters with the greatest variation were temperature, turbidity, and orthophosphates; these last two were the abiotic variables with the greatest contribution to benthic instability. Conclusion: The presence of scraping and foraging macroinvertebrates was more affected by the stability of the phycoperiphyton density than by environmental variables, showing the importance of trophic interactions in regulated rivers and the bottom up control in these ecosystems.

Resumen Introducción: La restauración de ecosistemas facilita la sucesión ecológica. Cuando un arrecife de coral experimenta una perturbación, la comunidad de organismos sésiles bentónicos puede seguir una trayectoria de sucesión que favorezca la dominancia del coral o un cambio de estado a un ecosistema dominado por algas. Objetivo: Comprender mejor el impacto de los trasplantes de coral en la sucesión de la comunidad bentónica sésil. Métodos: Para medir y monitorear la cobertura de coral (cm2) de Pocillopora spp. y la composición de la comunidad bentónica asociada se establecieron parches de arrecifes de coral experimentales y de control en el sitio de restauración de coral en Golfo Dulce, Pacífico Sur de Costa Rica. Treinta colonias de Pocillopora spp., se trasplantaron a los clavos en el sustrato en el parche experimental. El parche de coral de control contenía clavos sin colonias trasplantadas. Ambos tratamientos fueron fotografiados mensualmente durante un periodo de ocho meses. Los cambios en la cobertura de coral y otros organismos bentónicos sésiles se midieron a partir de las imágenes y se compararon a lo largo del tiempo entre los parches experimentales y de control. Resultados: Los trasplantes de coral experimentaron eventos de blanqueamiento de agosto a septiembre de 2019 y de enero a febrero de 2020. El primer evento de blanqueamiento puede haber sido el resultado de la sedimentación y el segundo puede deberse a las altas temperaturas. Al final del experimento, el 83 % de las colonias habían sobrevivido. Las colonias vivas crecieron significativamente después del trasplante; > 67 % de su área de cobertura inicial después de ocho meses. En el parche experimental, las áreas de Pocillopora spp., algas coralinas costrosas (ACC) y cianobacterias aumentaron mientras que el tapete de algas disminuyó. El aumento en la cobertura de coral y ACC, y la disminución en tapetes de algas en el parche experimental podría deberse a los herbívoros atraídos por los trasplantes. El aumento de cianobacterias en el parche experimental podría ser el resultado de temperaturas más altas y puede haber sido un factor en la muerte de las colonias. Conclusiones: El trasplante de las colonias de Pocillopora spp. en Golfo Dulce cambiaron la trayectoria de sucesión temprana de la comunidad bentónica sésil para favorecer la dominancia del coral en el parche experimental. Estos resultados pueden ser útiles para informar las expectativas de futuros esfuerzos de restauración.

Abstract Introduction: Ecosystem restoration facilitates ecological succession. When a coral reef experiences a disturbance, the community of sessile benthic organisms can follow a successional trajectory that favors the dominance of coral or a change of state to an ecosystem dominated by algae. Objective: To better understand the impact of coral transplants on succession of the sessile benthic community. Methods: To measure and monitor the coral cover (cm2) of Pocillopora spp., and the composition of the associated benthic community, experimental and control coral reef patches were established at the coral restoration site in Golfo Dulce, South Pacific Costa Rica. Thirty Pocillopora spp. colonies were attached to nails on the substrate in an experimental patch. The control coral patch contained nails with non-transplanted colonies. Both treatments were photographed monthly during a period of eight months. Changes in the coverage of coral and other sessile benthic organisms were measured from the images and compared over time between the experimental and control patches. Results: The coral transplants experienced bleaching events in August through September 2019 and January through February 2020. The first bleaching event possibly due to sedimentation, and the second to high temperatures. By the end of the experiment, 83 % of the colonies had survived. The live colonies grew significantly following transplantation; > 67 % of their initial coverage area after eight months. In the experimental patch, the areas of Pocillopora spp., coralline crustose algae (CCA), and cyanobacteria increased while the area of algal turf decreased. The increase in coral coverage and CCA, and decrease in algal turf in the experimental patch could be due to herbivores attracted to transplants. The increase in cyanobacteria in the experimental patch could be the result of higher temperatures and may have been a factor in the death of colonies. Conclusions: The transplantation of Pocillopora spp. colonies in Golfo Dulce changed the early successional trajectory of the sessile benthic community to favor the dominance of coral dominance in the experimental patch. These results may be useful in informing expectations for future restoration efforts.

Abstract In order to use sustainable methodologies in the exploration of oil and gas in lentic aquatic systems, a modified methodology (MTR) was implemented in each phase. Simultaneously, water quality, sediment, and organisms were evaluated to detect possible effects. Results included non-compaction of the sediment and less resuspension of dissolved solids and nutrients. Effects such as the increase in blue-green algae and the decrease in benthic macroinvertebrates showed rapid recovery (<15 days) as well as the resuspension of sulfates. Finally, MTR Methodology was feasible, of low magnitude, punctual effect, and rapid recovery for the intervened aquatic systems. systems (MTR phase Simultaneously quality effects noncompaction non compaction nutrients bluegreen blue green <15 15 (<1 days sulfates Finally feasible magnitude effect <1 1 (< < (

Abstract Sandstone reefs play an important role in sheltering a great diversity of organisms. In the north sector of the state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil, the beaches are characterized by ferruginous sandstone reefs in the intertidal zones. These structures have unconsolidated sediment deposited over the reefs, mainly composed of bioclastic fragments of shells and seaweed, like the rhodolith. Rhodoliths are free-living calcareous algae with three-dimensional structures. By modifying the environment's physical characteristics, they create new microhabitats capable of being inhabited by several organisms, such as meio- and macrobenthonic invertebrates. This study sought to investigate the diversity of benthic fauna (macro- and meiofauna) on different substrates (rhodoliths vs. unconsolidated sediment) in the sandstone reef and investigate whether there are differences in benthic community structure between reef zones on Gramuté Beach in the Costa das Algas Environmental Protection Area in Aracruz, Espírito Santo, Brazil. Uni and multifactor analyses showed significant differences in the composition of the benthic fauna between the substrates (p < 0.05). Meiofauna and macrofauna had higher numbers of taxa and diversity associated with rhodoliths compared to with sediments. A multivariate analysis corroborates the results of the univariate, showing variations between substrates and beach zones. The presence of rhodoliths at Gramuté Beach contributes to the heterogeneity of the ecosystem and increases the richness and diversity of the benthos. The character of the benthic community and its dynamic aspects are discussed herein and are extremely important for conservation actions.

ABSTRACT Detailed microbiostratigraphy and basin evolution of the Lower Cretaceous deposits in the Rayen area, south of Kerman Region, SE Iran are investigated for the first time in two sections. The section no. 1 is 324.6m in thickness and comprises five lithostratigraphic units. The section no. 2 is 218 m in thickness and includes three lithostratigraphic units. The identified fauna and flora include 41 benthic foraminifera and 11 calcareous algae species. The identified assemblage indicates that the marine strata in both sections were deposited during the Barremian to Albian. The microfacies analyses carried out on 22 carbonate and 2 clastic microfacies indicate that the deposits in the section no. 1 were deposited on a homoclinal carbonate ramp, whereas in the section no. 2 they were deposited on a rimmed carbonate shelf. Generally, the Cretaceous deposit in the two studied sections represent different sedimentary models and fossil content indicating different basin evolution histories. The paleogeographic setting of the studied area on the south eastern margin of the Central-East Iranian Microcontinent and the active tectonic history during the Mesozoic suggest that the syndepositional tectonism influenced the basement’s morphology and resulted in changes in the fossil diversity and sedimentary nature of adjacent sedimentary basins.

RESUMEN La microbioestratigrafía detallada y la evolución de la cuenca de los depósitos del Cretácico Inferior en el área de Rayen, al sur de la región de Kerman, sureste de Irán, se investigan por primera vez en dos secciones. La sección núm. 1 tiene 324.6 m de espesor y comprende cinco unidades litoestratigráficas. La sección núm. 2 tiene 218 m de espesor e incluye tres unidades litoestratigráficas. La fauna y flora identificada incluye 41 foraminíferos bentónicos y 11 especies de algas calcáreas. El conjunto identificado indica que los estratos marinos en ambas secciones fueron depositados durante el Barremiense al Albiense. Los análisis de microfacies realizados en 22 microfacies carbonatadas y 2 clásticas indican que los depósitos en la sección no. 1 se depositaron en una rampa de carbonato homoclinal, mientras que en la sección no. 2 se depositaron en una plataforma carbonatada con borde. En general, el depósito del Cretácico en las dos secciones estudiadas representan diferentes modelos sedimentarios y contenido fósil que indican diferentes historias de evolución de la cuenca. El marco paleogeográfico del área estudiada en el margen suroriental del microcontinente iraní centro-oriental y la historia tectónica activa durante el Mesozoico sugieren que el tectonismo sindeposicional influyó en la morfología del basamento y resultó en cambios en la diversidad fósil y la naturaleza sedimentaria de sedimentos adyacentes. cuencas.

Resumen El objetivo de esta revisión es destacar la importancia del uso y aplicación de los bioindicadores en la evaluación de la calidad de los cuerpos de agua desde sus orígenes hasta la época actual; durante y después de la era Covid-19 (2019-2022). Se analizaron más de 800 trabajos en relación con el tema y la discusión de las ventajas y desventajas de la aplicación de los estudios de biomonitoreo, los criterios de selección de los métodos y los organismos. Esta revisión se centra en las algas, los macroinvertebrados bentónicos y los peces en ecosistemas fluviales, embalses y otras masas de agua. Se abordan diferentes tipos de metodologías de biomonitorización, incluidos los índices bióticos y de diversidad, los enfoques multimétricos y multivariantes, los métodos integradores, las métricas funcionales y la biomonitorización de nueva generación o "biomonitorización 2.0". Esta revisión resalta la gran importancia del uso y la aplicación de bioindicadores y técnicas de biomonitorización dentro de la gestión ambiental y la salud ambiental de forma sostenible.

Abstract The objective of this review is to highlight the importance of the use and application of bioindicators in the evaluation of the quality of water bodies from their origins to the present Era; during and post Covid-19 Era (2019-2022). More than 800 papers were analyzed in relation to the theme and the discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of the application of biomonitoring studies, criteria for selection of methods and organisms. This review focuses on algae, benthic macroinvertebrates and fish in river ecosystems, reservoirs, and other water bodies. Different types of biomonitoring methodologies are addressed, including biotic and diversity indices, multimetric and multivariate approaches, integrative methods, functional metrics, and new generation biomonitoring or "biomonitoring 2.0". This review highlights the great importance of the use and application of bio-indicators and biomonitoring techniques within environmental management and environmental health sustainably.

Resumo O Brasil é caracterizado como um país megadiverso e uma das prioridades no conhecimento e conservação dessa biodiversidade é seguramente a melhoria das coleções biológicas. Estas representam patrimônio biológico, científico, cultural e genético de um país, e sua preservação depende de um esforço coletivo de pesquisadores, instituições e do poder público. Com relação às coleções biológicas marinhas de invertebrados e algas, o estado de São Paulo representa uma alta porcentagem do acervo nacional, com cinco principais coleções depositadas em instituições estaduais. Atualmente estas coleções salvaguardam a grande maioria do acervo marinho estadual e compõem um dos maiores do país. Assim sendo, o objetivo desta pesquisa é o de apresentar informações sobre as coleções biológicas marinhas do estado de São Paulo, estado atual, financiamentos e perspectivas futuras, criando oportunidades de comunicação e considerando os fatores que impactam o desenvolvimento das mesmas. O apoio financeiro da Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) às instituições paulistas extravasa os limites do estado, visto que muitas pesquisas abordam áreas mais abrangentes e/ou estabelecem parcerias diversas com outras instituições não paulistas. Isso se reflete inclusive na abrangência taxonômica e geográfica das coleções biológicas do Estado, uma vez que estas mantêm espécimes/espécies de diferentes regiões do país, ou mesmo de outros países. No entanto, vale ressaltar que não basta investir em expedições de coleta para enriquecimento das coleções sem valorizar a formação de pessoal qualificado, tanto para a curadoria dos acervos quanto para o refinamento taxonômico.

Abstract Brazil is characterized as a megadiverse country, and one of the factors that guarantees the knowledge and preservation of this biodiversity is an improvement in the biological collections. They represent a country's biological, scientific, cultural, and genetic heritage and their preservation depends on a joint effort of researchers, institutions, and public authorities. Marine biological collections of invertebrates and algae of the state of São Paulo represent a high percentage of the national collections, with five biological collections deposited in state institutions. Currently, these collections safeguard the vast majority of the state's marine collection and make up one of the largest in the country. Therefore, the objective of this research is to present information on marine biological collections in the state of São Paulo, their current status, funding, and future perspectives, creating communication opportunities and considering the factors that impact their development. Support from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) surpasses state limits, since many studies address broader areas and/or establish diverse partnerships with other institutions from outside São Paulo. This is reflected in the taxonomic and geographic scope of the biological collections in the state, since these host specimens/species from different regions of the country, or even from other countries. However, it is worth mentioning that it is not enough to invest in expeditions to enrich the collections without valuing the training of qualified personnel, both for the collections maintenance and for their taxonomic refinement.

RESUMO Apresentamos um inventário com 23 táxons da flora ficológica bentônica em praias da costa nordeste do estado do Pará, na Amazônia brasileira, uma região raramente amostrada para algas. As coletas foram realizadas em substratos como matacões no município de Salinópolis, e em troncos, galhos e pneumatóforos de Laguncularia racemosa e substratos artificiais no município de Marapanim. Apesar das limitações da amostragem, nós registramos dez novas citações de algas marinhas e estuarinas bentônicas para a costa do estado do Pará: seis Chlorophyta (Bryopsis pennata, Cladophora coelothrix, C. conferta,Gayralia brasiliensis, Pseudorhizoclonium africanum e Ulva chaetomorphoides), duas Rhodophyta (Caloglossa confusa e Centroceras gasparrinii), uma Ochrophyta (Bachelotia antillarum) e uma Cyanophyta (Coleofasciculus chthonoplastes).

ABSTRACT We present a checklist with 23 taxa of the benthic phycological flora on three beaches on the northeast coast of Pará state, in the Brazilian Amazon, a rarely surveyed area for algae. Collections were made on substrates like rocky outcrops at Salinópolis municipality, and on trunks, branches and pneumatophores of Laguncularia racemosa and artificial substrates at Marapanim municipality. Despite the limited geographic scale of the sampling, we provide ten new citations for the benthic, marine and estuarine algal taxa of the Pará state coast: six Chlorophyta (Bryopsis pennata, Cladophora coelothrix, C. conferta, Gayralia brasiliensis, Pseudorhizoclonium africanum and Ulva chaetomorphoides), two Rhodophyta (Caloglossa confusa, Centroceras gasparrinii), one Ochrophyta (Bachelotia antillarum) and one Cyanophyta (Coleofasciculus chthonoplastes).

Abstract Background: Due to their isolation, islands offer excellent areas for the study of distribution of benthic diatoms. On the other hand, diatoms bearing canal raphe have received less attention compared to other groups of diatoms such as Navicula, Pinnularia or Amphora. Questions: Is it possible that thermal springs on islands offer a refuge for infrequent diatom species? Studied species: Platichthys furnensis C. Delgado, V. Gonçalves & S.F.P. Almeida sp. nov. Study site and dates: The species here described was collected in the epilithon of a thermal spring in São Miguel Island (Azores Archipelago, Portugal) in September 2015. Methods: This new taxon was compared to other diatom species of the genera Nitzschia, Tryblionella, Entomoneis and Hantzschia and to the other species of the genus Platichthys. The morphology is documented by light and scanning electron images and discussed in detail. Results: Platichthys furnensis was found in a thermal pool, a similar habitat to the one where P. krammeri type was collected in Chile in 1940. P. furnensis has many structures that are characteristic of the recently described genus Platichthys, including raised canal raphe and fibulae, compressed valve face, steep valve face and numerous open copulae. Conclusions: The description of the new taxon is interesting because it is the first species within Platichthys to be described from the Northern Hemisphere.

Resumen Antecedentes: Debido a su aislamiento, las islas son zonas excelentes para el estudio de la distribución de diatomeas bentónicas. Por otro lado, las diatomeas con canal rafiano han sido menos estudiadas que otros grupos como Navicula, Pinularia o Amphora. Preguntas: ¿Es posible que fuentes termales en islas ofrezcan un refugio para especies de diatomeas poco frecuentes? Especies de estudio: Platichthys furnensis C. Delgado, V. Gonçalves & S.F.P. Almeida Sitio y años de estudio: La especie aquí descrita fue recogida en el epiliton de una fuente termal en la isla de São Miguel (Azores Archipielago, Portugal) en Septiembre de 2015. Métodos: Este nuevo taxón se comparó con las características generales de los géneros Nitzschia, Tryblionella, Entomoneis y Hantzschia y con otras especies del género Platichthys. Su morfología se documenta mediante imágenes de microscopio óptico y electrónico discutiéndose en detalle. Resultados: Platichthys furnensis se encontró en una fuente termal, un hábitat similar a donde fue recogida el tipo de P. krammeri en 1940 en Chile. P. furnensis tiene características del género Platichthys incluido el canal rafiano elevado, fibulas robustas, la cara valvar comprimida y numerosas cópulas abiertas. Conclusiones: La descripción de nuevos taxones es interesante porque es la primera especie dentro de Platichthys que se describe en el hemisferio norte.

Resumen Introducción: El conocimiento de las comunidades perifíticas es importante, dada su participación en la producción primaria de los ambientes fluviales; además, el perifiton es una valiosa comunidad bioindicadora. No obstante, hasta la fecha es poco lo que se conoce sobre la ecología funcional de esta comunidad en los ríos colombianos. Objetivo: En este trabajo se buscó caracterizar algunos aspectos funcionales de la comunidad de ficoperifiton de cuatro sistemas lóticos de la Reserva Natural La Planada, ubicada en el departamento de Nariño, Colombia. Métodos: Durante mayo de 2019, en cada río se establecieron entre uno y tres sitios de muestreo, en los cuales se midieron las características hidrológicas y fisicoquímicas y se determinó la composición taxonómica y algunos rasgos funcionales de las comunidades de algas perifíticas. Se calcularon la media ponderada comunitaria (MPC) y la varianza ponderada comunitaria (VPC) de estos rasgos y se exploró su relación con las variables abióticas mediante regresiones, correlaciones y análisis de correspondencia canónica (ACC). Resultados: Se registraron 59 géneros de algas, de los cuales a 47 se les midieron los rasgos funcionales. La MPC del rasgo exoesqueleto silíceo fue estadísticamente mayor en la quebrada El Tejón. La MPC y la VPC de los demás rasgos no varió entre ríos, pero en algunos de ellos la presencia de mucílago y la organización en filamentos tendió a ser mayor. La amplia fluctuación de la VPC de todos los rasgos funcionales parece señalar que estas comunidades ficoperifíticas no tienen limitaciones de recursos, la competencia es reducida y las especies tienden a ser funcionalmente diferentes. Las variables ambientales con mayor influencia fueron el caudal, la mineralización del agua, el pH y la transparencia. La presencia de mucílago se asoció con la dureza del agua y el predominio de algas filamentosas con la transparencia; el pH influyó positivamente la relación superficie/volumen (S/V). Conclusiones: Este estudio constituye una línea base que permitirá evaluar cambios en las comunidades de algas bentónicas ante posibles intervenciones y brindar pautas para eventuales acciones de restauración de los sistemas fluviales de esta región de importancia mundial por su elevada biodiversidad.

Abstract Introduction: Knowledge on the periphytic community is essential because of its central role in river primary production. Also, periphyton is a valuable bioindicator of the community. However, to the date, little is known about the functional ecology of these communities in Colombian rivers. Objective: This work sought to characterize functional aspects of the phycoperiphytic community of four lotic systems of the La Planada Natural Reserve, located in the Department of Nariño, Colombia. Methods: In May 2019, between one and three sampling sites were established in each river. Hydrological and physicochemical variables were measured. Periphyton was sample to determine the taxonomic composition of the benthic algae as well as some functional traits. From these traits, the community weighted mean (CWM) and community weighted variance (CWV) were calculated, and their relation with abiotic variables was explored using regressions, correlations, and a canonical correspondence analysis (CCA). Results: 59 genera of algae were recorded, from which 47 had its functional traits measured. The CWM of the siliceous exoskeleton trait was statistically higher in El Tejón creek. The other traits had similar CWM and CWV values in all rivers. However, the traits of the presence of mucilage and organization in filaments showed predominance in some streams. The fluctuating data of CWV in all rivers seem to indicate that these phycoperiphytic communities have no resource limitations, competition is low, and species tend to be functionally different. The environmental variables with the greatest influence were flow, water mineralization, pH, and water transparency. The hardness of the water and the presence of mucilage were associated, while the predominance of filamentous algae was related to transparency; pH positively influenced the surface/volume ratio (S/V). Conclusions: This study represents a baseline that will allow evaluating changes in the benthic algae communities in the face of possible interventions and providing guidelines for eventual actions to restore the river systems of this important region due to its high biodiversity.

Abstract Background and Aims: Except for the 2020 compilations for red algae and the phycoflora in Mexico, since the catalogs prior to 2001, no other studies have been carried out that involve the review and update of the status of brown algae in the Mexican Atlantic. The aim of this study was to integrate a list of brown algae from the Gulf of Mexico and the Mexican Caribbean in which all taxonomic updates from 2001 to date are considered. Methods: The specialized literature for the region published from 2001 to September 2021 and the database of the Herbarium UAMIZ were consulted for the integration of a phycofloristic list with distribution data. The synonymy and nomenclatural status of each name, as well as the classification system used, were reviewed in AlgaeBase. Key results: An updated list was obtained with 97 species and three infraspecific categories of brown algae, distributed in nine orders, 12 families and 39 genera. Of the total, from 2001 to the present, 41 correspond to additions to the flora, 24 are updated names, 10 are old records that have not been mentioned again and 25 continue to be recorded. Conclusions: The need to carry out floristic studies combined with molecular approaches it is evident, providing support for a more accurate and comprehensive knowledge of Mexican algal resources and making possible the incursion into ecological or biogeographic studies that allow the establishment of proposals for sustainable management or conservation.

Resumen Antecedentes y Objetivos: Con excepción de las compilaciones de 2020 para algas rojas y la ficoflora en México, desde los catálogos previos al 2001, no se han realizado otros trabajos que involucren la revisión y actualización del estatus de las algas pardas en el Atlántico mexicano. El objetivo de este estudio fue integrar un listado de algas pardas del Golfo de México y el Caribe mexicano en el que se consideren todas las actualizaciones taxonómicas de 2001 a la fecha. Métodos: Se consultó la literatura especializada para la región publicada de 2001 a septiembre de 2021 y la base de datos del Herbario UAMIZ para la integración de un listado ficoflorístico con datos de distribución. La sinonimia y el estatus nomenclatural de cada nombre, así como el sistema de clasificación utilizado, fueron revisados en AlgaeBase. Resultados clave: Se obtuvo un listado actualizado con 97 especies y tres categorías infraespecíficas de algas pardas, distribuidas en nueve órdenes, 12 familias y 39 géneros. Del total, del 2001 al presente, 41 corresponden con adiciones a la flora, 24 son nombres actualizados, 10 son registros antiguos que no han vuelto a ser mencionados y 25 siguen siendo citados. Conclusiones: Es evidente la necesidad de realizar estudios florísticos combinados con enfoques moleculares, que proporcionen un respaldo para un conocimiento más certero e integral de los recursos algales mexicanos y que posibiliten la incursión en estudios ecológicos o biogeográficos que permitan establecer propuestas de manejo sustentable o conservación.

RESUMEN Los arrecifes de coral han sufrido una extensa degradación en las últimas décadas como resultado de perturbaciones antropogénicas y naturales. Este estudio presenta una caracterización histórica (1989-2015) de los cambios en la composición del sustrato en formaciones coralinas en el archipiélago de San Bernardo. Adicionalmente, en el 2015 se evaluó la salud arrecifal (presencia de signos de deterioro) y se analizaron datos satelitales de temperatura. En general, la cobertura de coral mostró una tendencia estable entre 1989 y 2010. En 2013 y 2015 se registraron diferencias en el ensamblaje coralino las cuales pueden estar asociadas al incremento en la cobertura de las especies de los géneros Orbicella, Porites, Agaricia, Siderastrea y del hidrocoral Millepora complanata. Las menores coberturas observadas en 1989, 1991 y 2005 estuvieron posiblemente relacionados con eventos de mortalidades masivas de especies arrecifales por enfermedades y blanqueamiento. Se registró un comportamiento opuesto entre el sustrato abiótico y las algas, siendo este último grupo el componente dominante del sustrato desde el 2013. Espacialmente se presentaron diferentes tendencias. Las estaciones en Ceycen, Tintipán y Mangle presentaron mejores condiciones de desarrollo coralino en el tiempo, mientras que las estaciones en Cabruna y Palma, lugares más cercanos a los centros urbanos, presentaron indicios de tendencia hacia el deterioro. Adicionalmente, a partir de junio del 2015 se registraron valores de temperatura por encima del umbral de tolerancia al blanqueamiento (29,4 °C), por lo que posiblemente los corales enfrentaron un estrés térmico que causó blanqueamiento en 18 de las 19 estaciones evaluadas. Son esenciales las acciones de gestión sobre los impactos locales, acompañados de la información suministrada por los programas de monitoreo, para que los arrecifes puedan recuperarse de los impactos naturales y antropogénicos que los afectan.

ABSTRACT Coral reefs have experienced an extensive degradation over the last decades as a result of anthropogenic and natural disturbances. This study presents an historical characterization (1989-2015) of changes in composition of the substrate in coral formations in the San Bernardo Archipelago. In addition, in 2015 coral reef health (presence of deterioration signs) was evaluated, and satellite temperature data were analyzed. In general, coral cover showed a stable trend between 1989 and 2010. The observed differences in the coral reef formations in 2013 and 2015 could have been due to the increase in coverage of species of the genus Orbicella, Porites, Agaricia, Siderastrea and the hydrocoral Millepora complanata. The lower coverage in 1989, 1991 and 2005 was possibly related to massive mortality events of reef species due to diseases and bleaching. Abiotic substrate and algal cover exhibited opposing behavior, and algae became the dominant component of the substrate since 2013. Spatially, there were different trends: stations at Ceycen, Tintipán and Mangle presented better coral development conditions over time, while stations at Cabruna and Palma, closer to urban centers, showed signs of deterioration. In addition, temperatures above the bleaching tolerance threshold (29.4 °C) were recorded since June 2015, which is possibly why corals faced thermal stress and bleached in 18 of the 19 evaluated stations. Management actions on local impacts are essential, accompanied by information provided by monitoring programs, so that coral reefs can recover from the natural and anthropogenic impacts that affect them.

RESUMEN Los céspedes algales son actualmente el componente bentónico más abundante en la mayoría de arrecifes coralinos. Su amplia distribución, papel funcional y respuesta positiva a factores que estresan a los corales confirma su importancia en el funcionamiento del ecosistema arrecifal. Se ha demostrado que la composición de especies, el desarrollo estructural y la retención de sedimentos influyen en su capacidad de matar y desplazar tejido coralino vivo adyacente. En este estudio en dos arrecifes del Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona (Caribe colombiano), se determinó la variación en la estructura de los céspedes establecidos y en interacción directa con corales masivos, y se relacionó su complejidad estructural con la capacidad de retención de sedimentos. Para ello, se determinó la composición taxonómica y se cuantificaron la altura del dosel, la cobertura y densidad de filamentos y la biomasa algal de los céspedes que crecían sobre colonias vivas de cuatro especies de corales. Los resultados mostraron que existen diferencias estructurales importantes entre arrecifes y tipo de sustrato. En el arrecife de Granate (10-16 m), los céspedes forman tapetes discontinuos entre algas costrosas, y están constituidos por algas calcáreas articuladas, pequeñas corticadas y juveniles de algas frondosas, principalmente del género Dictyota. Durante el afloramiento costero este género crece profusamente formando transitoriamente tapetes densos que luego se desprenden. Por el contrario, en el arrecife de Nenguange (4-6 m), los céspedes son perennes, forman tapetes muy bajos, tupidos y densos con escasas algas costrosas, y están dominados por algas filamentosas y pequeñas corticadas. Se sugiere que la presencia de territorios de damiselas del género Stegastes ayuda a controlar la complejidad estructural de los céspedes, y que la propagación vegetativa es el mecanismo de crecimiento más frecuente. Además, se encontró que los céspedes morfológicamente más complejos retienen mayor cantidad de sedimentos (limos-arcillas). Este material particulado les sirve de soporte; pueden avanzar lateralmente y ahogar el tejido coralino adyacente. Esta investigación provee los primeros datos cuantitativos de la estructura y cantidad de sedimentos retenidos por céspedes algales que crecen sobre corales arrecifales de Colombia.

ABSTRACT Algal turfs are currently the most abundant benthic component on most coral reefs. Their wide distribution, functional role and positive response to factors that stress corals confirm their importance in the functioning of reef ecosystem. It has been shown that species composition, structural development and sediment retention influence their capacity to kill and displace adjacent live coral tissue. In this study in two reefs of the Tayrona National Natural Park (Colombian Caribbean), the variation in structure of turfs growing on and in direct interaction with massive live corals was determined, and its structural complexity was related with its sediment retention capacity. For that, the taxonomical composition was determined, and canopy height, cover and density of filaments and algal biomass were quantified for turfs growing on live colonies of four species of corals. The results showed that there are important structural differences between reefs and substratum type. In Granate reef (10-16 m), turfs form discontinuous carpets over crustose algae, and are constituted by articulated calcareous and little corticated algae, and juveniles of frondose algae, mostly of the genus Dictyota. During coastal upwelling, this genus grows profusely forming transient dense algal beds that later detach. In contrast, in Nenguange reef (4-6 m), turfs are perennial, form low, thick and dense carpets, with few crustose algae, and are dominated by filamentous and small corticated algae. It´s suggested that the presence of territories of damselfishes (Stegastes spp.) aid controlling the structural complexity of the turfs, and that vegetative propagation is the most frequent growth mechanism. In addition, it was found that the most morphologically complex turfs can retain greater amounts of sediments (silt-clay). This particulate material supports them; they can advance laterally and smother adjacent live coral tissue. This investigation provides the first quantitative data on the structure and amount of retained sediments by algal turfs growing on Colombian reef corals.