Taxonomic appraisal of Melosira arctica Dickie and description of a new variety (Bacillariophyta)

Botanica Marina

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 151-164

  Kaczmarska, Irena ^a   Jahn, Regine ^b  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Centric diatoms; Ehrenberg collection; New taxon; Sea ice; SEM

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MANTLE; PERFORATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEA ICE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STRIATION; TAXONOMY;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; COSCINODISCOPHYCEAE; MELOSIRA ARCTICA;

EID: 33645768388     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2006.020     Document Type: Article

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