RESUMENLos radiolarios son protozoos planctónicos marinos, los cuales, a pesar de ser sólo una célula, son sofisticados y complejos organismos. La Subclase Radiolaria está formada por 2 superórdenes: Trypilea y Polycystina, siendo el último el más estudiado, pues su esqueleto de opal es más resistente a la disolución en agua de mar y por ende, más comúnmente preservados en el registro fósil. Los radiolarios han sido usados como una útil herramienta oceanográfica, bioestratigráfica y paleoambiental, gracias a su esqueleto de sílice y a su gran rango geológico. En nuestro país el conocimiento de este grupo es muy escaso, es por esto que el presente trabajo, tiene como principal objetivo, aportar con la identificación y descripción de especies de radiolarios Polycystinos, no antes registrados para esta zona en particular. El material fue recolectado por la Expedición PUCK R/V Sonne Cruise SO-156 Valparaíso-Chiloé-Talcahuano realizada en mayo de 2001. Se analizaron 20 muestras tomadas entre 125 y 3.485 m de profundidad, distribuidas desde Concepción hasta Chiloé (36º-43ºS). Se identificaron un total de 28 especies pertenecientes a 20 géneros y a 9 familias. La mayor cantidad de individuos fue encontrada en la estación 3 frente a Concepción a 798 m de profundidad, lo que se asocia a los periodos de surgencias estacionales y a procesos de sedimentación de las testas y disolución del opal relativamente cortos. Hacia el sur disminuye notablemente la abundancia de ambos órdenes estudiados. PALABRAS CLAVES: Radiolarios, Polycystina, Nassellaria y Spumellaria, recientes, opal, Pacífico sureste, Chile. ABSTRACTThe radiolarians are planktonic marine protozoans, which although be only one cell, are sophisticated and complex organisms. The Subclass Radiolaria is formed by two superorders: Trypilea and Polycystina, this last is the most studied, because its skeleton from opal is resistent to the sea water disolution and for this reason are preserved in the fosil record. The radiolarians have been used like a useful oceanographic, biostratigraphic and paleoambiental tool for their silica skeleton and large geologic range. In our country the knowledge of this group is poor, for this reason the present work has the objective to contribute with the indentification and description of Polycystins radiolarians not described and recorded before for this particular zone. The material used was obtained to the PUCK R/V Sonne Cruise SO-156 Valparaíso-Chiloé-Talcahuano Expedition realized in may of 2001. The 20 samples were obtained with a multicore between 125 and 3.485 m depth distributed from Concepción to Chiloé (36°-43°S). Were idientified 28 species appertaining to 20 genus and 9 families. The major amount of individuals was found in the station 3 in front of Concepción to 789 m depth, this could be associated at the seasonals upwelling periods and process to sedimentation of the shells and opal disolution relatively short. Southward decrease the abundance of the two orders studied.
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