{"title":"Mallomonas skogstadii sp. nov. and M. bakeri sp. nov.: Two New Fossil Species from the Middle Eocene Representing Extinct Members of the Section Heterospinae?","authors":"P. Siver","doi":"10.7872/crya/v39.iss4.2018.511","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7872/crya/v39.iss4.2018.511","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Two new fossil species of the synurophyte genus Mallomonas, M. skogstadii and M. bakeri, are described from Giraffe Pipe, an Eocene locality situated near the Arctic Circle in northern Canada. Scales of both new species share a suite of characters, including an oval-shaped rib encircling approximately half of the base plate and most of the dome, a series of thick ribs on the posterior flange, but lacking on the shield, a thin posterior rim, and a flat and shallow dome. In addition, both species possess two types of scales, body scales and apical scales. Apical scales of M. bakeri form a unique forward–projecting dome, and those of M. skogstadii are significantly different in shape than the body scales. Scales of M. skogstadii are significantly larger and have a different base plate pore pattern than those of M. bakeri, and remains of both taxa were uncovered in strata deposited hundreds of years apart. Based on comparison made with modern species, M. bakeri, and to a lesser extent M. skogstadii, are placed into, and likely represent basal representatives of section Heterospinae. The floras associated with each species reflect acidic environments, probably high in dissolved humic content.","PeriodicalId":51000,"journal":{"name":"Cryptogamie Algologie","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83390495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Climaconeis desportesiae and C. leandrei (Bacillariophyta, Berkeleyaceae), Two New Curved Species from Guam, Western Pacific","authors":"C. Lobban","doi":"10.7872/crya/v39.iss3.2018.349","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7872/crya/v39.iss3.2018.349","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Two new curved species and a new record of a straight species are reported; neither new species has the craticular bars seen in the generitype. C. desportesiae resembles C. guamensis and C. riddleae in size and number of plastids (2 pairs) but has much finer striae (46–50 in 10 µm). C. leandrei has multiple plastids and is very long, like C. koenigii but more slender and with rectangular rather than circular areolae. Valvocopulae of this species are described for the first time in Climaconeis spp., which otherwise show no distinction among copulae. A straight species, provisionally identified as C. scalaris, is reported for the first time from tropical waters. An updated key to the 18 known species is provided.","PeriodicalId":51000,"journal":{"name":"Cryptogamie Algologie","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83068915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Revision of Batrachospermum Section Virescentia (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) with the Establishment of the New Genus, Virescentia Stat. nov.","authors":"O. Necchi, Douglas de Castro Agostinho, M. L. Vis","doi":"10.7872/crya/v39.iss3.2018.313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7872/crya/v39.iss3.2018.313","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract \u0000 In recent years, sections of the paraphyletic genus Batrachospermum have been investigated using DNA sequence data, as well as morphology and some have been raised to genera in order to resolve this paraphylly. The species of Batrachospermum section Virescentia form a well-supported clade and we propose the raising of this section to the genus Virescentia stat. nov. In addition, we re-evaluated the characters used to circumscribe species by reexamination of type specimens and new collections in historically important areas. Of the eleven previously accepted species, we recognize five species and a new species is proposed as follows: V. crispata, V. gulbenkiana (synomyms V. azeredoi and V. ferreri), V. helminthosa (type species), V. viride-americana sp. nov., V. viride-brasiliensis and V. vogesiaca. The species are circumscribed on the basis of morphological characteristics (shape of fascicles, occurrence of secondary fascicles, disposition of carpogonial branches and size of carpogonia), geographic distribution, and DNA sequence data (rbcL and COI-5P). Descriptions, identification key and photomicrographs are presented for each recognized species. Two potential species from Japan based on DNA sequence data remained undescribed due to lack of voucher specimens for morphological observation. Other species previously assigned to the section Virescentia are referred to other genera of Batrachospermales based on morphology (disposition of carpogonial branches, shape of trichogynes, types of gonimoblast filaments and arrangement of carposporophytes).","PeriodicalId":51000,"journal":{"name":"Cryptogamie Algologie","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80107522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Sfriso, M. Wolf, I. Moro, A. Sfriso, A. Buosi, M. Verlaque
{"title":"Rediscovery of a Forgotten Mediterranean Chaetomorpha Species in the Venice Lagoon (North Adriatic Sea): Chaetomorpha stricta Schiffner (Cladophorales, Chlorophyta)","authors":"A. Sfriso, M. Wolf, I. Moro, A. Sfriso, A. Buosi, M. Verlaque","doi":"10.7872/crya/v39.iss3.2018.293","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7872/crya/v39.iss3.2018.293","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract \u0000 On the basis of bibliographical, morphological and molecular studies (SSU rDNA), the reinstatement of species rank for Chaetomorpha stricta Schiffner, a poorly known Mediterranean endemic species described in the early 20th century, is proposed. Previously reduced to a posterior heterotypic synonym of C. linum (O.F. Müller) Kützing, C. stricta clearly differs from the latter by its small, light green, free-living filaments entangled in dense masses, the cells 0.5 to 1.6 (rarely 2) times as long as broad, with cell walls lamellate and broad up to 75–90 μm thick, and by molecular data. Chaetomorpha stricta was rediscovered, in May 2011, in oligotrophic clear waters of a closed fishing pond in the Valle Cavallino (northern basin of the Venice Lagoon). A critical review of Chaetomorpha taxa reported in the Mediterranean Sea and a taxonomic key to the Mediterranean taxa currently accepted are presented.","PeriodicalId":51000,"journal":{"name":"Cryptogamie Algologie","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80373333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Z. Belattmania, A. Chaouti, A. Reani, M. Machado, A. Engelen, E. Serrão, B. Sabour
{"title":"Similar Epiphytic Macrofauna Inhabiting the Introduced Sargassum muticum and Native Fucoids on the Atlantic Coast of Morocco","authors":"Z. Belattmania, A. Chaouti, A. Reani, M. Machado, A. Engelen, E. Serrão, B. Sabour","doi":"10.7872/crya/v39.iss3.2018.269","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7872/crya/v39.iss3.2018.269","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract \u0000 The diversity and structure of epiphytic macrofaunal assemblages on the introduced invasive brown macroalga Sargassum muticum and native fucoids (Bifurcaria bifurcata, Cystoseira humilis, Cystoseira tamariscifolia and Sargassum vulgare) were compared over a 1-year period in intertidal rockpools on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. In comparison with the epiphytic fauna associated to other macroalgae from European shores, we found that the associated epiphytic macrofauna was moderately diverse (H'<3 bit) and was mainly dominated by gastropods and crustaceans. The most abundant taxa were the isopod Dynamene bidentata and the gastropods Steromphala umbilicalis and Steromphala pennanti. The epiphytic macrofauna community structure differed slightly between the invader and the natives along the year. There was significant temporal variation in the total number of individuals of epiphytic macrofauna per thallus dry weight for the associated epifauna with the highest abundance found on C. tamariscifolia in the spring. The composition of the epiphytic macrofauna on each macroalga species was fairly constant over time. Overall, our results demonstrated that the mobile epiphytic macrofauna on this rocky area showed low macroalgal specificity. They also revealed that the invader S. muticum supports similar epiphytic macrofaunal communities as the native brown macroalgae and provides an additional appropriate habitat for a generalist associated epiphytic macrofauna.","PeriodicalId":51000,"journal":{"name":"Cryptogamie Algologie","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83822893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Kociolek, M. Kulikovskiy, I. Kuznetsova, A. Glushchenko, C. Solak
{"title":"A Putative Species Flock in the Diatom Genus Gomphonema Ehrenberg (Bacillariophyta: Gomphonemataceae) from Lake Baikal, Russia: Description of Six New Species Similar to G. ventricosum W. Gregory","authors":"J. Kociolek, M. Kulikovskiy, I. Kuznetsova, A. Glushchenko, C. Solak","doi":"10.7872/crya/v39.iss3.2018.365","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7872/crya/v39.iss3.2018.365","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract \u0000 We describe as new to science six new species of the diatom genus Gomphonema Ehrenberg from Lake Baikal, based on light and scanning electron microscope observations. The six species are morphologically similar to G. ventricosum, a northern European taxon known mostly from Scotland, Scandinavia and other Baltic countries, though it has been recognized also from North America. The six species are similar to G. ventricosum W. Gregory in the structure of the external occlusions over the areolae. The species also have prominent septa and pseudosepta, which distinguishes them from other species of the genus. They are distinguished from one another in the shapes and sizes of the valves. This group of closely related species may correspond to a species flock, a phenomenon in freshwater diatoms that is known from ancient lakes and flowing water systems. Further research is needed to confirm the monophyly of this group, and either support or challenge the idea of them representing a species flock.","PeriodicalId":51000,"journal":{"name":"Cryptogamie Algologie","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86162419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Insights into the Rare Mediterranean Endemic Kallymenia spathulata: DNA Phylogenies Resolve This Species as Halymeniaceae (Halymeniales) Rather than Kallymeniaceae (Gigartinales), with the Proposal of Felicinia spathulata comb. nov.","authors":"L. Gall, Delphine Gey, A. Vergés","doi":"10.7872/crya/v39.iss3.2018.339","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7872/crya/v39.iss3.2018.339","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract \u0000 The rare endemic Mediterranean alga Kallymenia spathulata was collected at Nice and Saint Raphael in June 2013 during a survey conducted along the French Mediterranean coast between Menton and Toulon (French Riviera). DNA barcode sequences (COI-5P) generated from the five collected specimens were identical and allied with Felicinia marginata, another Mediterranean endemic that is classified within the Halymeniaceae (Halymeniales) whereas the genus Kallymenia is representative of the Kallymeniaceae (Gigartinales). We further confirmed the alliance of K. spathulata with Felicinia marginata by conducting phylogenetic analyses inferred by combined genes including Cox1, rbcL and LSU. Unfortunately, none of the specimens were fertile, precluding emending the description of the reproductive anatomy of this species. In light of our phylogenies, we propose the novel combination Felicinia spathulata. The genus Felicinia now comprises two species, both endemic to the Mediterranean Sea.","PeriodicalId":51000,"journal":{"name":"Cryptogamie Algologie","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84866715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Burliganiella gen. nov. (Bacillariophyta, Eunotiales): Another Case of Raphe Reduction Based on the Type Material of Fragilaria siolii Hustedt","authors":"C. E. Wetzel, J. Kociolek","doi":"10.7872/crya/v39.iss2.2018.255","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7872/crya/v39.iss2.2018.255","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract A new monotypic diatoms genus from Brazil is described based on gatherings and descriptions from the Amazon made by Hustedt in the early 50's. Burliganiella gen. nov. is described using light and scanning electron microscope and has as generitype Burliganiella siolii (Hustedt) comb. nov., originally described within Fragilaria Lyngb. The main diagnosed features include valves slightly asymmetrical to the apical axis with a sternum located near the ventral margin (Eunotia-like) while internally having slits that are not associated with a helictoglossa and no rimoportula (which is completely absent). While some characters link the species to the ‘araphid’ genus Fragilariforma D.M. Williams & Round, Burliganiella has more shared characters with the Eunotiales. For instance, the lack of a raphe in other species of eunotioid diatoms, suggests multiple lineages within the Eunotiales have reduced or lost raphe systems, such as in the case of Burliganiella.","PeriodicalId":51000,"journal":{"name":"Cryptogamie Algologie","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2018-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72595649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Bessudova, L. Sorokovikova, I. Tomberg, Y. Likhoshway
{"title":"Silica-Scaled Chrysophytes in Large Tributaries of Lake Baikal","authors":"A. Bessudova, L. Sorokovikova, I. Tomberg, Y. Likhoshway","doi":"10.7872/crya/v39.iss2.2018.145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7872/crya/v39.iss2.2018.145","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract High diversity of silica-scaled chrysophytes was recorded in the Barguzin River mouth and the Selenga River delta. Their flora was represented by 66 species and intra-specific taxa: Chrysosphaerella — 2, Paraphysomonas — 8, Clathromonas — 5, Spiniferomonas — 8, Mallomonas — 29, and Synura — 14. Eight taxa of silica-scaled chrysophytes were observed for the first time in Russia: Chrysosphaerella rotundata, Mallomonas doignonii, M. trummensis, M. corymbosa, Clathromonas poteriophora, Paraphysomonas acuminata acuminata, P. vulgaris, and Synura laticarina. In May, we found scales of Mallomonas striata with morphologically changed structure in the mouth of the Barguzin River and Srednyaya Channel of the Selenga River delta. The flora of silica-scaled chrysophytes studied differs from one tributary to another. We observed only 52 species in the Selenga River delta, whereas in the Barguzin River mouth we identified 35 species. These large rivers affect the flora of Lake Baikal diversifying silica-scaled chrysophytes in its southern and central basins. The total list of species and intra-specific taxa in the Selenga River delta, Barguzin River mouth, and in Lake Baikal includes 72 taxa. Therefore, this area may be considered as a “hotspot” of silica-scaled chrysophytes together with three hotspots observed worldwide earlier.","PeriodicalId":51000,"journal":{"name":"Cryptogamie Algologie","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2018-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74566819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emanuel D. Xavier, V. Gonçalves, A. Reis, J. Azevedo, A. Neto
{"title":"Culture Collection of Freshwater Microalgae from the Azores Archipelago: Resource for Taxonomic and Phycoprospecting Research","authors":"Emanuel D. Xavier, V. Gonçalves, A. Reis, J. Azevedo, A. Neto","doi":"10.7872/crya/v39.iss2.2018.227","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7872/crya/v39.iss2.2018.227","url":null,"abstract":"Résumé Collection de cultures de microalgues d'eau douce de l'archipel des Açores : ressource pour la recherche taxonomique et la phycoprospection. Ces dernières années, un grand intérêt a été porté sur le potentiel biotechnologique des microalgues, notamment du fait de leur rapide croissance et de l'identification de certaines substances synthétisées par ces organismes. L'isolation puis la culture in vitro d'espèces de microalgues natives sont très importantes pour les études taxonomiques et les études de conservation. Elles représentent les premières étapes des études de faisabilité pour des productions commerciales locales. Dans cette étude, 114 microalgues ont été isolées à partir d'échantillons prélevés dans 23 stations de l'île de São Miguel, Açores. Parmi celles-ci, 60 espèces ont été identifiées dont 39 Chlorophytes, 10 Ochrophytes, 6 Cyanophytes, 3 Charophytes, 1 Euglénozoaire et 1 Cryptophyte. Dix-huit de ces identifications d'espèces constituent de nouveaux enregistrements pour l'île de São Miguel.","PeriodicalId":51000,"journal":{"name":"Cryptogamie Algologie","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2018-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84477943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}