Diatoms from a tropical river, Antioquia-Colombia

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https://doi.org/10.33571/rpolitec.v21n41a8

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diatomeas, bioindicación, epiliton, lista de chequeo, río de montaña

Abstract

Epilithic diatoms and water physicochemical conditions were studied on the Tapartó river located in the municipality of Andes, Colombia. The periphyton was collected in four sampling campaigns, in three stations of the river: upper, middle and lower sections.The material was treated with hot peroxide samples were prepared in Naphrax for observation under an optical microscope and for observation under a scanning electron microscope. 49 diatoms were identified, of which the species Amphipleura chiapasensis, Cymbella cf. ehrenbergii, Encyonema minutiforme, Encyonema silesiacum, Pseudostaurosira aff. americana, Pseudostaurosira medliniae, Surirella bryophila are reported for the first time in Colombia, besides the physicochemical conditions are recorded in which the predominant diatoms are found. This information is important to incorporate it into biological monitoring methods that use diatoms and their bioindication values. This work increases the knowledge in the distribution of diatoms in the country and the physicochemical conditions to which they can be associated.

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Author Biographies

Yimmy Montoya-Moreno, Universidad de Antioquia

Dr en Ingeniería, Investigador asociado al grupo Geolimna de la Universidad de Antioquia

Karol Vanessa Solorzano-Ramírez, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Estudiante de maestría, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Néstor Jaime Aguirre-Ramírez, Universidad de Antioquia

Profesor asociado Universidad de Antioquia

Fabio de Jesús Vélez-Macías, Universidad de Antioquia

Profesor titular Universidad de Antioquia

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2025-06-05

How to Cite

Montoya-Moreno, Y., Solorzano-Ramírez, K. V., Aguirre-Ramírez, N. J., & Vélez-Macías, F. de J. (2025). Diatoms from a tropical river, Antioquia-Colombia. Revista Politécnica, 21(41), 128–146. https://doi.org/10.33571/rpolitec.v21n41a8