FotteaPub Date : 2020-08-25DOI: 10.5507/fot.2020.003
C. Radhakrishnan, S. Das, Vikas Kumar, J. Kociolek, B. Karthick
{"title":"A new freshwater Gomphonema Ehrenberg (Bacillariophyta) species from Eastern Himalayas, India","authors":"C. Radhakrishnan, S. Das, Vikas Kumar, J. Kociolek, B. Karthick","doi":"10.5507/fot.2020.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5507/fot.2020.003","url":null,"abstract":"A new freshwater diatom species, Gomphonema adhikarii sp. nov., is described from a small road-side pool from the alpine region of Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Himalayas, India. Detailed valve morphological features, based on both light and scanning electron microscopy, is presented and this taxon is compared with similar species. Gomphonema adhikarii has a distinct asymmetry about the apical axis and slightly bent foot pole area. The outline of the valve is slightly undulate, the valve centre is swollen and both apices are broadly rounded. This new species described from the Eastern Himalayas supports the idea of the area being rich in biodiversity, even with respect to the freshwater diatom flora.","PeriodicalId":55149,"journal":{"name":"Fottea","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2020-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44909912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FotteaPub Date : 2020-08-24DOI: 10.5507/fot.2020.001
B. Vijver, K. Robert, A. Witkowski, Sunčica Bosak
{"title":"Majewskaea gen. nov. (Bacillariophyta), a new marine benthic diatom genus from the Adriatic Sea","authors":"B. Vijver, K. Robert, A. Witkowski, Sunčica Bosak","doi":"10.5507/fot.2020.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5507/fot.2020.001","url":null,"abstract":"During a survey of the diatom flora attached to carapaces of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from the Adriatic Sea, a large population of an unknown marine achnanthoid species was observed that could not be assigned to any of the currently described monoraphid diatom genera. Detailed morphological analysis based on scanning electron microscopy observations and comparison with a large number of monoraphid genera such as Madinithidium, Scalariella, Kolbesia and Karayevia, resulted in the description of the new benthic marine genus Majewskaea gen. nov. with the newly described Majewskaea istriaca sp. nov. as generitype. The new genus is characterized by a sternum valve showing a clear recurving ridge surrounding the entire valve margin, the presence of macroareolae closed internally by perforated hymenes, separated by a longitudinal hyaline area, a well-developed sternum and vestigial raphe slits. The raphe valve has a simple straight raphe with bent terminal fissures, a very fine striation pattern composed of macroareolae cut in two by a longitudinal hyaline zone, and a very shallow mantle. The new genus is illustrated using both LM and SEM observations and compared with other resembling marine and brackish Planothidium monoraphid species.","PeriodicalId":55149,"journal":{"name":"Fottea","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2020-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44213582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FotteaPub Date : 2020-08-24DOI: 10.5507/fot.2020.002
Yanling Li, Mengna Liao, D. Metzeltin
{"title":"Three new Navicula (Bacillariophyta) species from an oligotrophic, deep lake, China","authors":"Yanling Li, Mengna Liao, D. Metzeltin","doi":"10.5507/fot.2020.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5507/fot.2020.002","url":null,"abstract":"Three new freshwater diatoms are described from China's Yunnan Plateau region in sediments from Lake Fuxian. Navicula australasiatica nov. sp., Navicula perangustissima nov. spec., and Navicula turriformis nov. spec. were identified from light and scanning electron micrographs. All new species are sufficiently different from other similar species based on valve outline, shape of the axial and center areas, and stria density. These three new species are all observed in surficial sediment from Lake Fuxian and compared to morphologically similar species from the genus Navicula.","PeriodicalId":55149,"journal":{"name":"Fottea","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2020-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44239641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FotteaPub Date : 2020-04-01DOI: 10.5507/fot.2019.019
R. Majewska, B. Vijver
{"title":"Nagumoea serrata, a new diatom species (Bacillariophyceae) found on seagrass from the south-eastern coast of Africa (Indian Ocean)","authors":"R. Majewska, B. Vijver","doi":"10.5507/fot.2019.019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5507/fot.2019.019","url":null,"abstract":"A novel diatom species belonging to the genus Nagumoea is described based on detailed light and scanning electron microscopy observations. The new taxon was found abundantly in several samples collected from seagrass on the southernmost coasts of Mozambique, Southern Africa. While the new species shows characters (e.g. scalariform valvocopula, fibulae of complex shape and structure) consistent with the genus description, it differs distinctly from currently known members of Nagumoea. Differences include generally larger (7-29 µm) and more slender (1.0-1.5 µm) valves with acutely rounded apices and 4-5 areolae per stria, a doubly-perforated valvocopula, and the last-formed copula with a highly regular serrated margin. Based on the current knowledge and understanding of the diatom morphology and phylogeny, Anaulus vallus Nikolaev, previously included within the genus Denticula, is transferred to the genus Nagumoea. This brings the current number of the genus members to five. Ecological preferences of Nagumoea are briefly discussed.","PeriodicalId":55149,"journal":{"name":"Fottea","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49085213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FotteaPub Date : 2020-04-01DOI: 10.5507/fot.2019.010
M. Bąk, Dariusz Halabowski, A. Kryk, I. Lewin, A. Sowa
{"title":"Mining salinisation of rivers: its impact on diatom (Bacillariophyta) assemblages","authors":"M. Bąk, Dariusz Halabowski, A. Kryk, I. Lewin, A. Sowa","doi":"10.5507/fot.2019.010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5507/fot.2019.010","url":null,"abstract":"The composition of the diatom assemblages was analysed in four rivers of Upper Silesia, Poland in 2017. The diatom assemblages studied were found to reflect anthropogenic salinization caused by mining activities. The assemblages in those rivers characterised by the highest salinity (Bolina and Mleczna) showed a relatively low taxonomic richness. The diatom assemblages were dominated by species typical of brackish or marine waters. The rivers with a minimal or weak anthropogenic impact (Centuria and Mitrega) supported taxonomically richer diatom assemblages typical of mid-altitude siliceous or calcareous streams (respectively), that have a fine particulate substratum. The presence of a new species, Planothidium nanum sp. nov., was revealed. The new species shows a unique set of morphological characters, including small size; its elliptical outline as well as very widely-spaced central striae on the sternum valve (sinus) and widely-spaced central striae on the raphe valve allow to separate it from other similar Planothidium.","PeriodicalId":55149,"journal":{"name":"Fottea","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45259322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FotteaPub Date : 2020-04-01DOI: 10.5507/fot.2019.015
Saber, A bAbdullah, Ehab F. El-Belely, A. El-Refaey, A. El-Gamal, S. Blanco, M. Cantonati
{"title":"Seminavis aegyptiaca sp. nov., a new amphoroid diatom species from estuary epilithon of the River-Nile Damietta Branch, Egypt","authors":"Saber, A bAbdullah, Ehab F. El-Belely, A. El-Refaey, A. El-Gamal, S. Blanco, M. Cantonati","doi":"10.5507/fot.2019.015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5507/fot.2019.015","url":null,"abstract":"During a recent floristic-taxonomic study on the algal flora, including diatoms, from the estuary of the Damietta Branch of the Nile in Egypt, an interesting epilithic diatom species belonging to the genus Seminavis (Naviculaceae) was collected and investigated using both light and scanning electron microscopy. This new diatom species shares morphologically some taxonomic diagnostic features with other related taxa such as S. insignis, S. robusta, and S. ventricosa. However, it still differs by having ventral central striae that are shorter and more or less straight in the middle of the smaller frustules to be clearly radiate in the larger ones and then become geniculate and only radiate near the poles, the central raphe endings are externally more distantly spaced than in the similar species, the elongate central nodule is internally less prominent, and the areola density is much denser. Therefore, we here describe it as Seminavis aegyptiaca sp. nov. Hydrochemical analyses revealed that S. aegyptiaca commonly inhabits typical marine, with a weak tendency towards brackish water, habitats. It was found to be tolerant to meso-eutrophic, nutrient-enriched conditions, based on the data available on seasonal concentrations of N and P compounds. These findings not only contribute to the inventory of Egyptian diatoms, but also increase our understanding of the autecology and distribution of this relatively poorly-known diatom genus.","PeriodicalId":55149,"journal":{"name":"Fottea","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42295803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FotteaPub Date : 2020-04-01DOI: 10.5507/fot.2019.014
M. Kulikovskiy, A. Glushchenko, S. Genkal, I. Kuznetsova, J. Kociolek
{"title":"Platebaikalia - a new monoraphid diatom genus from ancient Lake Baikal with comments on the genus Platessa","authors":"M. Kulikovskiy, A. Glushchenko, S. Genkal, I. Kuznetsova, J. Kociolek","doi":"10.5507/fot.2019.014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5507/fot.2019.014","url":null,"abstract":"A new monoraphid diatom genus, Platebaikalia gen. nov., was described based on a detailed morphological investigation using light and scanning electron microscopy. Previously Platessa elegans Kulikovskiy et Lange-Bertalot was described from ancient Lake Baikal, and this species serves as the generitype for the newly-described genus. Platebaikalia elegans is a rare taxon found in the deeper parts of Lake Baikal. Platebaikalia elegans is characterized by having multiseriate striae on the raphe valves with biseriate striae on the rapheless valves, though in some specimens a short third row of areolae may be present in some striae. Morphology of striae is helpful to distinguish the genus Platebaikalia from Platessa and other monoraphid genera. Other morphological features that differentiate our new genus from other monoraphid taxa are discussed. We review the morphological data on Platessa species, and based on these data can recognize eight groups of taxa in the genus. Our analysis shows that Platessa as currently circumscribed may contain groups of species that are quite different from one another morphologically, and possibly includes taxa that could be recognized as different at the genus level. A few new combinations are suggested when taxa from the genus Platessa transferred to genera Psammothidium and Planothidium. Some problems of taxonomy of monoraphid taxa are discussed and we believe that taxonomy of this group of diatoms is in need of special attention in future.","PeriodicalId":55149,"journal":{"name":"Fottea","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47847057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FotteaPub Date : 2020-04-01DOI: 10.5507/fot.2019.017
René Le Cohu, H. LANGE-BERTALOT, Bart Van de Viver, L. Tudesque
{"title":"Analysis and critical evaluation of structural features in four Cymbellaceae taxa from New Caledonia","authors":"René Le Cohu, H. LANGE-BERTALOT, Bart Van de Viver, L. Tudesque","doi":"10.5507/fot.2019.017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5507/fot.2019.017","url":null,"abstract":"Delicatophycus costei (Lange-Bertalot et Moser) Wynne, Cymbella bourrellyi Maillard, Cymbella latarea Maillard and Cymbella pernodensis Maillard are endemic to New Caledonia and show uncommon morphological features compared to the \"sensu stricto\" definition of their respective genus. Delicatophycus costei was described based on light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations, confirming the generic LM diagnosis. However, the external view in SEM is atypical as both valve face and mantle are covered by longitudinal ribs, overlaying part of the zig-zag striae, generally accepted as the determinant generic feature. The three species of Cymbella have both apical pore fields and \"stigmata\". However, they show some specific morphological features compared to the more classically shaped Cymbella species. Cymbella bourrellyi has a narrow hyaline area on the valve face and the areolae are bordered internally by small outgrowths. Cymbella pernodensis is distinguished by internal biseriate striae. The internal morphology of Cymbella latarea is characteristic in having typical biseriate striae and bisected apical pore fields. In these three species, internally, the stigmata are continuous with the striae and appear as simple and only weakly separated structures at the end of the striae. The three species are also characterized by differences in the number of areola rows per stria externally and internally.","PeriodicalId":55149,"journal":{"name":"Fottea","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48128342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FotteaPub Date : 2020-04-01DOI: 10.5507/fot.2019.012
Yan Liu, J. Kociolek, Xinxin Lu, Yawen Fan
{"title":"Valve ultrastructure of two species of the diatom genus Gomphonema Ehrenberg (Bacillariophyta) from Yunnan Province, China","authors":"Yan Liu, J. Kociolek, Xinxin Lu, Yawen Fan","doi":"10.5507/fot.2019.012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5507/fot.2019.012","url":null,"abstract":"We describe valve ultrastructure of two species of the freshwater diatom genus Gomphonema from a stream and Lugu Lake in Yunnan Province, China, and describe one of these two species as new to Science. Gomphonema emines Skuja was described over 80 years ago. This large, multistigmate species has uniseriate striae without occlusions, large pseudosepta and septa, and internal stigma openings that are round, positioned within ellipsoidal depressions on the extended central nodule. In these features it is distinguished from most of the 'typical' species of the genus. Gomphonema yunnaniana Y.Liu et Kociolek sp. nov. has biseriate striae without occlusions, a large, round external stigma opening and an internal stigma opening that is elevated and contained within a lip-like structure. In these features it is distinguished from the 'typical' species of the genus. We compare these two putatively endemic species from Yunnan with other species groups of the genus.","PeriodicalId":55149,"journal":{"name":"Fottea","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44334438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FotteaPub Date : 2020-04-01DOI: 10.5507/fot.2019.020
J. Komárek
{"title":"Quo vadis, taxonomy of cyanobacteria (2019)","authors":"J. Komárek","doi":"10.5507/fot.2019.020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5507/fot.2019.020","url":null,"abstract":"Motto: \"I consider the human endeavour to discover new processes and regularities in nature, completed by requirement and satisfaction in logical arrangement of discovered facts into the objective and regular order, as a main stimulus of the noble evolution of the human society.\" - Albert Einstein. The problem of identification and evaluation of new described cyanobacterial taxa, particularly of the genera established after molecular sequencing, is discussed. Numerous new taxonomic units were defined according to molecular analyses in the last 20 years, but their later identification by biological community (particularly by ecologists) is often hardly possible. The molecular sequencing and evaluation must be surely a basis of the modern and future taxonomic classification, but the application of polyphasic approach to the definition of single taxa and enabling the orientation and later recognition of all described taxonomic units is quite necessary and inevitable.","PeriodicalId":55149,"journal":{"name":"Fottea","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42276900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}