A new diatom (Surirellaceae: Bacillariophyta) species - Surirella caljoniana sp. nov. - in Göydün Spring, Sivas in Eastern Anatolia, Republic of Türkiye
Solak, C.N.; Cocquyt, C.; Hamilton, P.B.; Holmes, J.; Yilmaz, E.; Kesbiç, I. (2023). A new diatom (Surirellaceae: Bacillariophyta) species - Surirella caljoniana sp. nov. - in Göydün Spring, Sivas in Eastern Anatolia, Republic of Türkiye. Phytotaxa 595(1): 99-108. https://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.595.1.7
In: Phytotaxa. Magnolia Press: Auckland. ISSN 1179-3155; e-ISSN 1179-3163, more
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Keywords |
Algae Bacillariophyceae [WoRMS]; Surirella P.J.F. Turpin, 1828 [WoRMS] Terrestrial |
Author keywords |
diatom, extreme environment, highly alkaline, new species, spring, Surirella, Algae |
Authors | | Top |
- Solak, C.N.
- Cocquyt, C., more
- Hamilton, P.B.
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- Holmes, J.
- Yilmaz, E.
- Kesbiç, I.
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Abstract |
A new species Surirella caljoniana sp. nov. is described from a unique microenvironment in the mountainous region of Türkiye. The taxon was found in a small soda spring which is an important water source for the Kızılırmak River. Surirella caljoniana is similar to Surirella brebissonii Krammer & Lange-Bertalot, S. brebissonii var. kuetzingii Krammer and Lange-Bertalot, S. lacrimula J.D.English, S. neglecta Reichardt and S. subsalsa W.Smith in morphology and shape. Unlike the other taxa, S. caljoniana has an oval-elliptic, slightly heteropolar outline, larger length/width ratio and a narrowly rounded, slightly protracted foot pole. Over the striae, distinct fimbriate silica protrusions are evident and similar to some marine species within the Pinnatae. |
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