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New and interesting Surirella taxa (Surirellaceae, Bacillariophyta) from the Congo Basin (DR Congo)

New and interesting Surirella taxa (Surirellaceae, Bacillariophyta) from the Congo Basin (DR Congo)

Authors :
Christine Cocquyt
Jonathan C. Taylor
Source :
European Journal of Taxonomy, Vol 0, Iss 133 (2015)
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
Consortium of European Natural History Museums, 2015.

Abstract

Two new diatom taxa belonging to the genus Surirella, S. ebalensis and S. congolensis, are described from material of the Congo Basin, downstream Kisangani, DR Congo. The first taxon is a small, rather common species in the studied material; the second a somewhat larger diatom that was only sporadically observed. The morphology of both taxa is examined with light and scanning electron microscopy. The differences between the new and other closely related taxa such as S. agonaensis and S. bonsaensis, and S. takoradiensis, S. tenuissima and S. pseudotenuissima, respectively, are discussed.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
21189773
Issue :
133
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
European Journal of Taxonomy
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0030a0fccbc4a85a44bde1d6ee364bf
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2015.133