Eolimna archibaldii spec. nov. and Navigiolum adamantiforme comb. nov. (Bacillariophyceae): Two possibly endemic elements of the South African diatom flora tolerant to surface water pollution

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-183

  Taylor, Jonathan C ^a   Lange Bertalot, Horst ^b  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

New combination; New species; Species description; Species transfer; Systematics; Vaal river

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; EOLIMNA; NAVICULA;

EID: 33846252800     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085910609503889     Document Type: Article

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