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Floristic composition of cyanobacteria in a neotropical, eutrophic reservoir

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In order to know the flora of planktonic cyanobacteria, 24 water samples (May 2010–October 2013) from the Riogrande II Reservoir, Colombia (75º32′30′W–75º26′10′W and 6º33′50′N–6º28′07′N) were studied. The reservoir provides water to 1.4 million inhabitants in Medellin, Colombia (40 % of the total population). Among the cyanobacteria, we identified 11 morphospecies belonging to three families of the order Chroococcales (Merismopediaceae (2 species), Microcystaceae (3) and Synechococcaceae (1)), one of Oscillatoriales (Pseudanabaenaceae, 1 species) and one of Nostocales (Nostocaceae, 4 species). The genera with the highest number of taxa were Microcystis Kützing ex Lemmermann and Dolichospermum (Ralfs ex Bornet et Flahault) Wacklin, Hoffmann & Komárek, both known to form dense blooms, many of them toxic. That is why the aim of this research is to understand the cyanobacterial species richness in the reservoir.

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  1. Grupo de Investigación en Gestión y Modelación Ambiental, GAIA, Universidad de Antioquia, Cl. 62 No. 52-59, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

    Hilda Maria Palacio & Jaime Alberto Palacio

  2. Grupo de Limnología Básica y Experimental, Biología y Taxonomía Marina, LimnoBase-BiotaMar, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

    John Jairo Ramírez

  3. División Ficología. Dr. “Sebastián Guarrera”, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, (UNLP) y CIC-BA, La Plata, Argentina

    Ricardo Omar Echenique

  4. Núcleo de Pesquisa em Ficologia, Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo, Brasil

    Célia Leite Sant’anna

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Palacio, H.M., Ramírez, J.J., Echenique, R.O. et al. Floristic composition of cyanobacteria in a neotropical, eutrophic reservoir. Braz. J. Bot 38, 865–876 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-015-0185-3

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