Epiphytism in a population of Sargassum vulgare C. Agardh (Phaeophyceae: Fucales) in the Coqueiro Beach, Piauí, Brazil

Authors

  • Luiz Gonzaga Alves dos Santos Filho Universidade Federal do Piauí
  • Sidely Gil Alves Vieira Universidade Federal do Piauí
  • André Prata Santiago Universidade Federal do Piauí
  • Janaína de Araújo Sousa Santiago Universidade Federal do Piauí

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32360/acmar.v45i2.136

Keywords:

epiphytism, Sargassum vulgare, biodiversity, macroalgae.

Abstract

The seaweed Sargassum vulgare is a species of recognized ecological importance in marine environments, with its stem being amenable to colonization by several groups of organisms. This study describes the species composition of epiphytic macroalgae on Sargassum vulgare C. Agardh (Ochrophyta: Fucales) from a population of the Coqueiro Beach, Piauí State. Sixty adults of S. vulgare were collected randomly between December, 2009 and September, 2010. Eighteen species of epiphytic macroalgae were identified, five of them belonging to phylum Chlorophyta and thirteen to phylum Rhodophyta, but with no species of the class Phaeophyceae being found. The highest number of epiphytic species belonged to the order Ceramiales, and the filamentous morphofunctional type was most representative in terms of species diversity.

Author Biographies

Luiz Gonzaga Alves dos Santos Filho, Universidade Federal do Piauí

Graduando do Curso de Engenharia de Pesca

Sidely Gil Alves Vieira, Universidade Federal do Piauí

Graduando do Curso de Engenharia de Pesca

André Prata Santiago, Universidade Federal do Piauí

Professor, Laboratório de Limnologia e Botânica Aquática, Curso de Engenharia de Pesca

Janaína de Araújo Sousa Santiago, Universidade Federal do Piauí

Professora, Laboratório de Limnologia e Botânica Aquática, Curso de Engenharia de Pesca

Published

2012-10-01

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Artigos originais