Clepsydra truganiniae gen. nov., spec. nov. prov. from Tasmanian highland lakes and its relationships with other amphoroid diatoms
Vyverman, W.; Sabbe, K.; Mann, D.; Vyverman, R.; Hodgson, D.A.; Muylaert, K.; Vanhoutte, K. (1998). Clepsydra truganiniae gen. nov., spec. nov. prov. from Tasmanian highland lakes and its relationships with other amphoroid diatoms. Biol. Jb. Dodonaea 65: 205 In: Biologisch Jaarboek (Dodonaea). Koninklijk Natuurwetenschappelijk Genootschap Dodonaea: Gent. ISSN 0366-0818, more Also appears in:Beeckman, T.; Caemelbeke, K. (Ed.) (1998). Populations: Natural and manipulated, symposium organized by the Royal Society of Natural Sciences Dodonaea, University of Gent, 29 October 1997. Biologisch Jaarboek (Dodonaea), 65. Koninklijk Natuurwetenschappelijk Genootschap Dodonaea: Gent. 257 pp., more |
| Keywords | Algae > Diatoms
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Taxa > New taxa > New genera
Taxa > Species > New taxa > New species
Clepsydra truganiniae
Australia, Tasmania [Marine Regions]
Fresh water |
| Authors | | Top | - Vyverman, W., more
- Sabbe, K., more
- Mann, D.
- Vyverman, R.
| - Hodgson, D.A.
- Muylaert, K., more
- Vanhoutte, K., more
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| Abstract | The Tasmanian protists comprise several distinct and geographically restricted taxa (Croome el al. 1987, Pipes el al. 1989, Vyverman el al. 1997, sub m). We describe a new species of amphoroid diatoms, Clepsydra truganiniae, which shows striking similarities in cell morphology and cytology to the section Psammamphora of Amphora sensu lato, consisting of marine, mainly subtidal species. We re-examined two taxa of Psammamphora, Amphora arenaria and A. obtusa, provide an updated description of their morphology and propose to transfer them to the new genus Clepsydra. The taxonomic position of this new genus and the potential relationships with other groups of pennate diatoms, in particular with the recently described new genus Eunophora (Eunotiophycidae), are discussed. |
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