Contribution to knowledgement of the diatoms from the mouth of the Araranguá River

Authors

  • Norma B. de Araújo Foundation of Technology and the Environment, FATMA, Florianópolis
  • Roseli Maria de Souza-Mosimann Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Luciano Felício Fernandes Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Abstract

The present work is based an plankton samples, collected in four stations in the mouth of the Araranguá River, Santa Catarina State, in August 1988. There were observed 68 specific and infraspecific taxa, distributed in 14 families, 38 genera, 67 species and 5 varieties. The best represented genera were: Navicula, Coscinodiscus and Biddulphia.

Author Biographies

Roseli Maria de Souza-Mosimann, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Professor of Botanical Garden - UFSC - Trindade - 88.049 - SC.

Luciano Felício Fernandes, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Biologist trainee Botanical Garden UFSC - Florianópolis.

Published

1989-01-01