Description and ultrastructure of araphid diatom species (Bacillariophyceae) morphologically similar to Pseudostaurosira elliptica (Schumann) Edlund et al.

Phycological Research

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 97-107

  Morales, Eduardo A ^a,b,c   Edlund, Mark B ^d   Spaulding, Sarah A ^e  

^a Bolivian Catholic University 'San Pablo'   (Bolivia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN SIMÓN   (Bolivia)

^c The Academy of Natural Sciences   (United States)

^d ST CROIX WATERSHED RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^e DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Bacillariophyceae; Diatoms; Fragilaria; Mongolia; New species; Pseudostaurosira elliptica; Staurosira; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LITERATURE REVIEW; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; POND; RIVER CHANNEL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TAXONOMY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALASKA; MONGOLIA; UNITED STATES;

BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; DIMORPHA; FRAGILARIA; FRAGILARIA ELLIPTICA; PSEUDOSTAUROSIRA; STAUROSIRA;

EID: 77954435629     PISSN: 13220829     EISSN: 14401835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1835.2010.00567.x     Document Type: Article

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