Resumen de Un inusual bloom de Tetraselmis sp. en la Bahía de Valparaíso, Chile

Marlene Pizarro, Rodolfo Iturriaga, Alejandro Silva, Sonia Gallegos

• A bloom of Tetraselmis sp. was observed during the first days of January of 2006 in the Valparaiso Bay (32° 57'S; 71° 33'W), producing green coloration of sea and exclusion of phytoplankton species. Previous blooms of Tetraselmis sp. have not been observed in this bay.