Abstract
Schrank is dinoflagellate genus commonly found in marine environments, and considered invasive in continental waters (Silva et three different depths al., 2012). Species of this genus are able to develop blooms due to their mobility and resistance to sedimentation, to the occupation of the surface layer and optimised use of resources such as light and nutrients ( Donagh et al., 2005 ). Even though its blooms are not toxic, they still bring harmful effects to aquatic communities as anoxic conditions causing the death of a local population of lobsters (Pitcher and Probyn, 2011).In Brazil, the occurrence of a species of this genus has been recently registered in freshwater ecosystems. Santos-Wisniewski et al. (2007) recorded a bloom of
Highlights
In Brazil, the occurrence of a species of this genus has been recently registered in freshwater ecosystems
In the rivers semiarid region of Brazil the occurrences of C. furcoides and of C. hirundinella were described by Oliveira et al (2011)
The upper Jacuí hydrographical basin located in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, has an area of 12.985,44 km2 and belongs to the Guaíba hydrographical region (Sema, 2009)
Summary
In Brazil, the occurrence of a species of this genus has been recently registered in freshwater ecosystems. Santos-Wisniewski et al (2007) recorded a bloom of C. furcoides in Furnas reservoir, Minas Gerais state, and Matsumura-Tundisi et al (2010) in Billings reservoir, São Paulo state, both eutrophic enviroments. In the rivers semiarid region of Brazil the occurrences of C. furcoides and of C. hirundinella were described by Oliveira et al (2011).
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