Morphological variability and ecological distribution of species of the genus Aulacoseira (Bacillariophyceae) present in bodies of water in central Mexico
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2022.93.4197Keywords:
Central diatoms, Morphology, Environmental parameters, Ecology, Lake basinsAbstract
Relative abundance and morphological variability of 4 species and 1 variety of the genus Aulacoseira (Bacillariophyceae) were analyzed in sediments from lakes with different climatic, morphometric, physicochemical and tropic level regimes. Canonical correspondence analysis and weighted average optima were used to identify the ecological preferences of each taxon. The results show that temperature, salinity and trophic level were the main environmental variables defining species distribution. The species of the genus Aulacoseira were present only in circumneutral-slightly alkaline localities with low salinity. Aulacoseira granulata was the most frequent taxon and had
the higher salinity tolerance, A. ambigua reached the highest relative abundances, A. nivaloides stand out because of
its affinity for cold waters, of very low salinity and trophic level. Aulacoseira ambigua, A. granulate, and A. granulata var. angustissima prefered freshwater, meso-eutrophic conditions and A. pusilla turbid waters with high phosphorus
concentrations. This study provides information on the biological variability and distribution of the species within the
genus in lakes from central Mexico.
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