{"title":"Response of the submerged macrophyte Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Börner to warming in different climate regions: A synchronized oligohaline mesocosm experiment","authors":"Md Masum Billah , Gültekin Yılmaz , Cihelio Alves Amorim , Meltem Kuyumcu , Onat Arıkan , Mustafa Korkmaz , İrem Gamze Arık , Meryem Beklioğlu , Erik Jeppesen , Korhan Özkan","doi":"10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103855","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103855","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Submerged macrophytes play a crucial role as primary producers and contribute essential ecosystem functions and services, but rising temperatures caused by climate change may alter their functional traits. We aimed to assess the effects of simulated climate warming (4.5 °C) on the functional trait responses of a submerged macrophyte, <em>Stuckenia pectinata</em> (L.) Börner, in a synchronized oligohaline (4 ppt salinity) mesocosm experiment conducted in two different climate regions in Turkey: cold semi-arid Ankara and hot, dry Mediterranean Mersin. The experiment was conducted using eight mesocosms at each site, with four replicates of each ambient temperature and warming treatment. Each mesocosm held 5000 L and was inoculated with natural sediment, plankton, macroinvertebrate and fish communities to represent natural oligohaline lake ecosystem. <em>S. pectinata</em> shoots collected from a single population from a coastal lake in Mersin were also inoculated in all mesocosms in similar abundances. Overall, we observed significant differences in macrophyte functional traits between the two sites with different climates, albeit with less pronounced effects of a 4.5 ºC rise in temperature within each site. Specifically, higher macrophyte percent volume infested (PVI) and canopy height were observed in the warmer Mersin than in the colder Ankara, which we attributed to higher shading by phytoplankton (reflected by water column Chlorophyll a, Chl-a). The biomass ratio (%dry weight (DW)/wet weight (WW)) was notably higher in Ankara, suggesting that the macrophytes in Ankara acquired relatively more resources than those in Mersin. The pronounced differences between the two sites likely reflected not only temperature differences but also cascading ecosystem characteristics (e.g., water column Chl-a, water nutrients) due to climatic differences.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8273,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Botany","volume":"198 ","pages":"Article 103855"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143146470","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":"Comparative analysis of the chloroplast genomes of different strains of Pyropia haitanensis","authors":"Hongzi Song , Zhicong Gao , Haimin Chen , Shanshan Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103854","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103854","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Pyropia haitanensis</em>, an economically and nutritionally significant marine crop, is extensively cultivated in China. This study employed genome skimming to assemble and annotate the chloroplast genome sequences of 15 different strains of <em>P. haitanensis</em> and conducted a comparative analysis of the chloroplast genome structure and characteristics. The assembled chloroplast genomes ranged in size from 195,577 to 201,312 base pairs (bp) and contained annotations for 253 (or 254 in some strains) genes associated with photosynthesis, transcription, biosynthesis and other essential processes. The number of simple repeat sequences (SSRs) varied between 28 and 30, with AT as the most abundant two-base repeat sequence. Despite overall conservation in the chloroplast genome structure, we identified eight highly variable regions that can serve as potential molecular markers for distinguishing different strains of <em>P. haitanensis</em>. These regions are eight intergenic spacer regions: <em>petJ</em>-<em>carA</em>, <em>ORF32</em>-<em>ycf35</em>, <em>rbl35</em>-<em>pbsA</em>, <em>ORF68</em>-<em>accB</em>, <em>psbB</em>-<em>psbT</em>, <em>syh</em>-<em>groEL</em>, <em>ORF107</em>-<em>ycf12</em>, <em>rpl32</em>-<em>ORF263</em>. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that the 15 strains mainly divide into three subgroups, suggesting a degree of genetic differentiation among them. Overall, this study not only contributed to the understanding of the genetic variation of <em>P. haitanensis</em>, but also offered valuable resources for future research, breeding efforts, and utilization of this economically important marine crop.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8273,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Botany","volume":"198 ","pages":"Article 103854"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143146467","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}
Aquatic BotanyPub Date : 2024-12-10DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103851
Andrea Bautista-García , Patricia M. Valdespino-Castillo , Teresa Pi-Puig , Fabio Favoretto , Martín Merino-Ibarra , Javier A. Ceja-Navarro , Silvia Espinosa-Matías , Javier Tadeo León , Anidia Blanco-Jarvio
{"title":"Structural and functional dynamics of coralline algal systems under warming scenarios: Insights into vulnerability, and resilience","authors":"Andrea Bautista-García , Patricia M. Valdespino-Castillo , Teresa Pi-Puig , Fabio Favoretto , Martín Merino-Ibarra , Javier A. Ceja-Navarro , Silvia Espinosa-Matías , Javier Tadeo León , Anidia Blanco-Jarvio","doi":"10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103851","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103851","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Globally, climate change affects reef ecosystems, causing community reconfigurations and ecological impacts. Coralline rhodophyta are one of the reef groups most vulnerable to synergistic warmer temperatures, and ocean acidification. Yet, mineralogic, microstructural, and chemical studies of their thalli are necessary to understand their vulnerability and resilience. Here, we studied mineralogy, microstructure, and chemistry of adjacent coralline rhodophyta systems in La Paz Bay: <em>Neogoniolithon trichotomum</em>-dominated tidal pools, and rhodoliths from a shallow rhodolith bed at San Lorenzo channel. These systems depicted mineral diversity, including different phases of high-magnesium calcites in rhodoliths. The carbonates in <em>N. trichotomum</em> included Mg-calcite, aragonite, ankerite, and Fe-carbonates. Compositional X-ray maps of calcium and magnesium in rhodoliths reproduce very well the concentric growth band-structure. In a complementary way, the bands richest in calcium are the poorest in magnesium, and vice versa. They are most likely related to the high-magnesium phases detected by bulk XRD-Rietveld, as indicated by their similar EPMA-WDS Mg:Ca ratios. Chemical imaging at the microscale revealed iron was distributed in the primary mineral structure, in contrast with detritic elements, such as Al and Si, located in the algal surface (perithallus). Because algal elemental content is sensitive to environmental conditions, La Paz Bay coralline rhodophyta systems emerge as interesting models to monitor high-magnesium carbonate, in a scenario of tropicalization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8273,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Botany","volume":"198 ","pages":"Article 103851"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143146465","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}
Aquatic BotanyPub Date : 2024-12-09DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103852
Lindsay Louise Trottier , Ashley Hoblyn , Lars Lønsmann Iversen
{"title":"Seasonal trait variation and functional niche overlap of macrophyte growth forms","authors":"Lindsay Louise Trottier , Ashley Hoblyn , Lars Lønsmann Iversen","doi":"10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103852","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103852","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Macrophytes provide many ecosystem processes and functions which support freshwater ecosystem services, and the ecological role of a macrophyte is related to its growth form (emergent, free-floating, floating rooted, submerged). Differences between growth forms and the relationships between ecosystem functioning and environmental conditions can be described by functional traits. Seasonal variation in functional trait expression can lead to alterations in ecosystem functioning. As such, when inferring trait-environment relationships, a species’ functional niche should capture this temporal variation. However, it is unknown how functional traits in macrophytes vary seasonally, and the importance of between-growth form variation. Using hypervolume analysis and linear mixed effect modelling, we demonstrate that seasonal trait variation within-growth forms is stronger than between-growth form variation over time. We found that emergent macrophytes have significantly (p < 0.01) higher specific leaf area in June compared to September. Whereas leaf nutrients (total nitrogen and phosphorus), are significantly higher early in the growing season for emergent, floating rooted, and submerged plants (p < 0.05). We show that the large functional niche of submerged macrophytes is shaped by seasonal variation, and that the functional niches of all macrophyte growth forms overlap, suggesting redundancies in the maintenance of ecosystem functions. Together, this study demonstrates the influence of seasonal variation on macrophyte functional traits. Thus, seasonality is relevant to our understanding of aquatic ecosystem functioning and must be considered when determining the ecological role of macrophytes across a season. This study provides rationale for further examinations of between-growth form redundancies in the ecological role of macrophytes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8273,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Botany","volume":"197 ","pages":"Article 103852"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143170167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aquatic BotanyPub Date : 2024-12-02DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103850
Maxim Yu. Grigoryan , Polina A. Volkova , Maria O. Ivanova , Olga A. Mochalova , Maria D. Logacheva , Tatyana V. Neretina , Alexander A. Bobrov
{"title":"No endemic Isoëtes (Isoëtaceae) species in the North Asian Pacific evidenced by genetic and morphological analysis","authors":"Maxim Yu. Grigoryan , Polina A. Volkova , Maria O. Ivanova , Olga A. Mochalova , Maria D. Logacheva , Tatyana V. Neretina , Alexander A. Bobrov","doi":"10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103850","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103850","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The genus <em>Isoëtes</em> is a unique group of lycophytes that offers valuable insights into plant evolution. However, taxonomic issues and evolutionary pathways within the genus require further study, particularly in North-East Asia, where only representatives of the <em>I. echinospora</em> complex occur. We studied genetic (nuclear DNA LFY2int and IBR3 regions, transcriptomes) and morphological (size and ornamentation of mega- and microspores, velum coverage) variability of <em>Isoëtes</em> populations, focusing on the Russian Far East. We found no clear genetic and morphological differentiation between European and North Asian populations of diploid <em>I. echinospora</em> s.l. (the latter was referred to as <em>I. asiatica</em>), not supporting treatment of <em>I. asiatica</em> as a separate species. The finding of samples with spiny papillate microspores in some North Asian populations of <em>I. echinospora</em> s.l. (neither differentiated by the other morphological characters, nor genetically) is of particular interest. Genetic analysis of the North Asian Pacific tetraploid <em>I. maritima</em> (initially referred to as <em>I</em>. <em>beringensis</em>) revealed its origin from diploid progenitors close to <em>I. echinospora</em> and North American <em>I. bolanderi</em> or <em>I. howellii</em>, as has been shown earlier for North American populations. This finding supports treatment of the North Asian and North American populations of <em>I. maritima</em> as one species, in line with their morphological similarity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8273,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Botany","volume":"198 ","pages":"Article 103850"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143146472","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}
Aquatic BotanyPub Date : 2024-11-30DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103839
Andrea Cabrito , Sara Kaleb , Viviana Peña , Annalisa Falace
{"title":"Neotypification of the Sporolithon mediterraneum Heydrich (Sporolithales, Corallinophycidae, Rhodophyta) and the status of Sporolithon in the Mediterranean Sea","authors":"Andrea Cabrito , Sara Kaleb , Viviana Peña , Annalisa Falace","doi":"10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103839","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103839","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A neotype specimen is designated for the coralline alga <em>Sporolithon mediterraneum</em> Heydrich (Sporolithales, Corallinophycidae, Rhodophyta) and critically examined here, since the original holotype specimen apparently has been destroyed. The neotype specimen was collected in a mesophotic rhodolith bed near Gorgona Island (Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean). Additional specimens were collected in a rhodolith bed in the Menorca Channel (Western Mediterranean) and were used to confirm the identification of the neotype. Molecular analyses of <em>psb</em>A and <em>rbc</em>L with all <em>Sporolithon</em> species for which there are currently sequence data, including <em>S. ptychoides</em> and <em>S. molle</em> supported the designation of this neotype and the circumscription of this Mediterranean species. Additional specimens from Menorca Channel were resolved as conspecific based on <em>psb</em>A sequences. The morpho-anatomical data presented indicated that <em>S. mediterraneum</em> can be also distinguished from the type species <em>Sporolithon ptychoides</em> Heydrich and <em>Sporolithon molle (</em>Heydrich) Heydrich, the only two other species previously reported from the Mediterranean Sea, by the occurrence of 5–6 cell paraphyses and larger stalk cells. A consideration of the status of <em>Sporolithon</em> in the Mediterranean region is also discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8273,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Botany","volume":"197 ","pages":"Article 103839"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143170168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aquatic BotanyPub Date : 2024-11-27DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103840
Ludwig Triest , Tim Sierens , Josphine Njambuya , Taita Terer , Iris Stiers
{"title":"Within-lake isolation and reproductive strategy of Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Börner at Lake Naivasha (Kenya): About water level fluctuations and alien species","authors":"Ludwig Triest , Tim Sierens , Josphine Njambuya , Taita Terer , Iris Stiers","doi":"10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103840","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103840","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Submerged aquatic plants with mixed reproduction mode may show enhanced clonal growth explained by environmental conditions. For <em>Stuckenia pectinata</em> (L.) Börner this has been linked to within-lake factors, both biotic (tuber predation, herbivory, periphyton shading) and abiotic (hydrological connectivity, sediment type). We investigated the <em>S. pectinata</em> population from Lake Naivasha, where submerged aquatic plants tolerated strong historical water level fluctuations until introduced crayfish, shading by floating exotic weeds and increased turbidity nearly eradicated them, although some stands now rebounded in various lake areas. Using 13 nuclear microsatellite loci, we analyzed genetic diversity and structure of <em>S. pectinata</em> subpopulations along the southeastern shoreline of the main lake and inside Crescent Island Crater, a peripheral lake basin enclosed within the rim of an extinct volcano. Results revealed a predominantly sexual reproductive strategy with limited clonal expansion in the main lake contrasting with pronounced clonal growth in the crater basin. Each subpopulation experienced recent bottlenecks. Crater basin subpopulations exhibited the strongest divergence, lower clonal diversity and larger-sized clones. We explain this differentiation by the exposed crater rim acting as barrier, isolating the crater basin from the main lake during recent decades when low water levels prevailed, accompanied with less negative impact from alien species than in the main lake. Clonal extension occurred on steep-sloping hard sandy substrates, that likely prompted local reproductive adaptations. Genetic diversity, clonal structure and connectivity patterns are discussed in the light of the specific history and features of Lake Naivasha.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8273,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Botany","volume":"197 ","pages":"Article 103840"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142746583","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}
Aquatic BotanyPub Date : 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103838
Francesca Panizzuti , Aurora Giorgi , Maggie D. Johnson , Daniela Basso
{"title":"Micro- and ultrastructural features for the distinction of Phymatolithon lusitanicum from Phymatolithon calcareum","authors":"Francesca Panizzuti , Aurora Giorgi , Maggie D. Johnson , Daniela Basso","doi":"10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103838","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103838","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Calcifying red algae foster unique and rich biological communities and are important component of the global C cycle. Rhodolith beds are globally distributed biodiversity hotspots that are engineered by free-living calcifying red algae, and maërl beds are a type of rhodolith bed typically characterized by free-living, twig-like coralline algae with a branched growth form. <em>Phymatolithon calcareum,</em> along with the more recently described <em>Phymatolithon lusitanicum</em> is considered a major component of maërl beds in Europe. Here, we explore the morphology of the vegetative thallus of <em>P. calcareum</em> and <em>P. lusitanicum</em>. Our aim is to identify statistically valuable morphological features that can be used to differentiate these two species of algae that are macroscopically very similar, frequently sterile, and share the same habitat. Morphological features have historically failed to aid in distinguishing <em>P. lusitanicum</em> from <em>P. calcareum</em>. Our observations of seasonal growth patterns, the arrangement of perithallial cells in filaments, and the size of cell fusions provide noteworthy advances in our ability to use morphological features to identify the different species. Additionally, ultrastructural characteristics appear to be a reliable distinguishing feature between the two <em>Phymatolithon</em> species.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8273,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Botany","volume":"197 ","pages":"Article 103838"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143170164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aquatic BotanyPub Date : 2024-11-25DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103837
Albaris B. Tahiluddin , Rizal Jhunn F. Robles , Mur-hamida S. Eldani-Tahiluddin
{"title":"Effects of rainwater on the carrageenan yield and quality and dry yield biomass of eucheumatoid seaweed Kappaphycus alvarezii","authors":"Albaris B. Tahiluddin , Rizal Jhunn F. Robles , Mur-hamida S. Eldani-Tahiluddin","doi":"10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103837","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103837","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Kappaphycus alvarezii</em>, a commercially valuable eucheumatoid seaweed, is widely cultivated in equatorial regions for its kappa-carrageenan. A common post-harvest practice among local farmers involves drying the seaweed using the hanging method, often with exposure to rain. This study investigates the effects of rainwater exposure on the carrageenan yield and quality, as well as the dry yield biomass, of <em>K. alvarezii</em>. Four rainwater soaking times (0, 30, 60, and 90 min) were applied to both fresh and dried forms of <em>K. alvarezii</em>. The samples were then dried or re-dried, and their carrageenan properties were analyzed. Results indicate that rainwater significantly reduces dry yield biomass in both fresh and dried forms, while substantially improving carrageenan yield. In its fresh form, exposure to rainwater notably increased gel strength after 90 min of soak. However, when dried seaweed was soaked and re-dried, gel strength was reduced. Rainwater generally had no effect on viscosity or syneresis index. Gelling temperature was significantly affected by rainwater exposure in fresh seaweed but not in dried samples. Melting temperature in fresh forms was unaffected, but rainwater exposure reduced it in dried seaweed after 90 min of soak. Moisture content was significantly reduced by rainwater in both fresh and dried forms. This research highlights the potential impacts of rainwater on the post-harvest processing of <em>Kappaphycus</em>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8273,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Botany","volume":"197 ","pages":"Article 103837"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142746581","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}
Aquatic BotanyPub Date : 2024-11-23DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103836
Denis Yu. Efimov , Lyudmila A. Efimova , Roman E. Romanov
{"title":"A living fossil charophyte Lychnothamnus barbatus newly found in southern Siberia (North Asia)","authors":"Denis Yu. Efimov , Lyudmila A. Efimova , Roman E. Romanov","doi":"10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103836","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103836","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Lychnothamnus barbatus</em> (Charophyceae, Characeae), one of the rarest relict macroscopic charophyte species in the world, has a distinct disjunctive range, having been known from fossil remains in northern Asia for a long period. Living plants of <em>Lychnothamnus barbatus</em> were found in freshwater lakes in southern Siberia in the Minusinsk forest-steppe (south of Krasnoyarsk Territory, Russia), within a conservation area in the Shushenskii Bor National Park. These sites are the first ones in Siberia and North Asia. The localities are situated far from known extant records from Central and Eastern Asia, which confirms the uniqueness and vulnerability of the extant habitats.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8273,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Botany","volume":"197 ","pages":"Article 103836"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142746416","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}