Morphology and identity of some ecologically important small Nitzschia species

Diatom Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-59

  Trobajo, Rosa ^a   Rovira, Laia ^a   Ector, Luc ^b   Wetzel, Carlos E ^b   Kelly, Martyn ^c   Mann, David G ^d  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b Public Research Center Gabriel Lippmann   (Luxembourg)

^c Bowburn Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Frustule ultrastructure; Nitzschia; Nitzschia frustulum; Nitzschia inconspicua; Nitzschia invisitata; Nitzschia soratensis; Taxonomy; Type material

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

BOLIVIA; EUROPE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; NITZSCHIA; NITZSCHIA FRUSTULUM; NITZSCHIA INCONSPICUA; NITZSCHIA INVISITATA;

EID: 84873639724     PISSN: 0269249X     EISSN: 21598347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269249X.2012.734531     Document Type: Article

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