Puncticulata versiformis sp. nov. and Cyclotella kathmanduensis sp. nov. (Bacillariophyta), new fossil species from Middle Pleistocene lacustrine sediments, Kathmandu, Nepal Himalaya

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 304-318

  Hayashi, Tatsuya ^a   Tanimura, Yoshihiro ^b   Sakai, Harutaka ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyclotella kathmanduensis; Diatoms; Initial valve; Lacustrine sediments; Middle Pleistocene; Nepal Himalaya; New fossil species; Polymorphism; Puncticulata versiformis

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYCLOTELLA;

EID: 33947660993     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2007.00317.x     Document Type: Article

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