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First record of Dictyopteris prolifera (Dictyotales: Phaeophyceae) on the eastern Pacific coast

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2011

Luis Ernesto Aguilar-Rosas ,
Sung Min Boo ,
Francisco Correa-Sandoval ,
Arturo Ramírez-Valdez ,
Ivone Giffard-Mena  and
Cristiane V. Aguilar-Rosas
Luis Ernesto Aguilar-Rosas*
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, km 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, CP 22830, Ensenada, Baja California, México
Sung Min Boo
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, College of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University,Gungdong 220, Yuseonggu Daejeon 305-764, Korea
Francisco Correa-Sandoval
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, km 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, CP 22830, Ensenada, Baja California, México
Arturo Ramírez-Valdez
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, km 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, CP 22830, Ensenada, Baja California, México Facultad de Ciencias Marinas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, km 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, CP 22830, Ensenada, Baja California, México
Ivone Giffard-Mena
Affiliation:
Facultad de Ciencias Marinas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, km 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, CP 22830, Ensenada, Baja California, México
Cristiane V. Aguilar-Rosas
Affiliation:
Facultad de Ciencias Marinas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, km 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, CP 22830, Ensenada, Baja California, México
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Luis E. Aguilar-Rosas, Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, km 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, CP 22830, Ensenada Baja California, México email: aguilarl@uabc.edu.mx
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Abstract

Dictyopteris prolifera, a marine algae (Phaeophyceae) native to Asian waters (Japan), has been collected recently on the western coast of the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico. Its finding represents the first record of this non-indigenous species on the Mexican Pacific coast, which also means a new record for American waters. Dictyopteris prolifera was found in June and September 2010, growing attached to rocks in the intertidal zone at Punta Morro Redondo, Cedros Island in Baja California, Mexico. Direct observations in the field about its abundance and size showed that D. prolifera has established as a permanent species. The mean length of specimens of this population is ~25 cm. Results of a monitoring programme show an increasing record of non-indigenous species on the coast of Baja California, mainly derived from ship traffic.

Keywords

non-indigenousmacroalgaeCedros IslandBaja CaliforniaDictyopteris prolifera
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 4 , December 2011 , e83
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2011

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