Estado de conocimiento de las algas dulceacuicolas de Chile (excepto bacillariophyceae)

Abstract

This paper is a review of taxonomical information of freshwater algae of Chile, particularly referred to diversity expressed as specific richness of the algal groups cited for the country, except for the diatoms group or Bacillariophyceae. The analysis comprises the first bibliographical citations and an analysis of current information on algal biodiversity. An inventory has been given for the genera and species cited per algal class, the types of communities, the most studied water bodies, and are also described some contributions which have provided a support for the taxonomic and floristic knowledge of these algal groups. Great part of taxonomical information have derived from the studies which in the majority of the cases had most ecological and limnological objectives. Consequently, what it is known on the algal flora of continental aquatic environments of Chile represents an underestimation for the specific richness. At present, it does not exist in the country specialists or specialist groups preceding in time the taxonomic objectives in the continental aquatic environments, for the difficulties found to obtain funding resources for investigations or specialists formation at a postgraduate level. In the same way with the great majority of organism groups.