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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Microcostatus schoemanii sp. nov., M. cholnokyi sp. nov. and M. angloensis sp. nov. three new terrestrial diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) from South Africa
Phycological Research, Volume 58, No. 3, Year 2010
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The terrestrial diatom Microcostatus schoemanii sp. nov. is described from dry soils of the Faan Meintjies Nature Reserve (North-West Province, South Africa). Microcostatus cholnokyi sp. nov. and Microcostatus angloensis sp. nov. are described from sandy soils at a colliery near the town of Kriel (Mpumalanga Province, South Africa). The morphology of these taxa is examined using both light and scanning electron microscopy and new taxa are compared with similar species. In M. schoemanii the density of the striae combined with the valve outline and the distance between the central raphe endings are the main distinguishing morphological features. M. cholnokyi is differentiated by the presence of a conopeum and the distinct structure of the microcostae. M. angloensis is similar to M. schoemanii but differentiated by the shape of the cell and the apices, the angle of striation and the distance in between the proximal raphe endings. © 2010 Japanese Society of Phycology.
Authors & Co-Authors
Taylor, Jonathan C.
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Levanets, Anatoliy
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Blanco, Saùl
Spain, Leon
Universidad de León
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Public Research Centre for Health
Ector, L.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Public Research Centre for Health
Statistics
Citations: 11
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1440-1835.2010.00576.x
ISSN:
13220829
e-ISSN:
14401835
Study Locations
South Africa