Plant Ecology and Evolution 147(3): 463-466, doi: 10.5091/plecevo.2014.1060
Navicula pierre-comperei sp. nov. (Bacillariophyta), a small benthic diatom recently observed in several Central European rivers
expand article infoHorst Lange-Bertalot, Gabriele Hofmann
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Citation: Lange-Bertalot H, Hofmann G (2014) Navicula pierre-comperei sp. nov. (Bacillariophyta), a small benthic diatom recently observed in several Central European rivers. Plant Ecology and Evolution 147(3): 463-466. https://doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.2014.1060
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Abstract
Background and aims – An unidentifiable naviculoid diatom was found in several small rivers of Germany over some years of routine water monitoring. Since it occurred rather abundantly in places taxonomical and ecological definition is required. Methods – Acid-cleaned diatom material, mounted in Naphrax, was observed and photographed in a light microscope with PlanAPO objectives, for SEM analysis gold-sputtered on stubs using Hitachi S 4500 field emission techniques. Key results – Navicula pierre-comperei is described and proposed as a new species. It is compared in particular to Navicula claytonii J.R. Carter, a similar taxon from the British Isles, currently absent from Central Europe.
Keywords
BACILLARIOPHYTA; EUROPE; NAVICULA PIERRE-COMPEREI SP. NOV; NAVICULA S. STR; NAVICULACEAE; SECTION ALINEA