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New and poorly known “araphid” diatom species (Bacillariophyta) from regions near Lake Titicaca, South America and a discussion on the continued use of morphological characters in “araphid” diatom taxonomy

Based on two Andean Altiplano samples and on light and scanning electron microscopy analyses, we present six new species of “araphid” diatoms in the genus Pseudostaurosira, P.aedessp. nov., P.frankenaesp. nov., P.heteropolarissp. nov., P.oblongasp. nov., P.occultasp. nov., and P.pulchrasp. nov. Addi...

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Autores principales: Morales, Eduardo A., Wetzel, Carlos E., Ector, Luc
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8688410/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35002365
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.187.73338
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description Based on two Andean Altiplano samples and on light and scanning electron microscopy analyses, we present six new species of “araphid” diatoms in the genus Pseudostaurosira, P.aedessp. nov., P.frankenaesp. nov., P.heteropolarissp. nov., P.oblongasp. nov., P.occultasp. nov., and P.pulchrasp. nov. Additional data are provided for four other known taxa, Nanofrustulumcataractarum, N.rarissimum, P.sajamaensis and P.vulpina, the latter species corresponding to a stat. nov. based on a variety of P.laucensis. Each taxon is described morphologically and compared with closely related published taxa, using characters such as axial area, virgae, vimines, areolar shape, volae, internal striae depositions, spines, flaps and apical pore fields, which are not usually used for species distinction within the genus. It is our intention that the detailed morphological descriptions of each taxon and the elaborate comparative tables we provide serve as a basis for correction of neo and paleo-databases for the Altiplano to produce a better account of autecological data and ecological change in the region. Some arguments for our continued use of a morphologically based approach are given in the context of rapid environmental degradation in the Andes and the difficulties in applying molecular approaches in countries such as Bolivia.
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spelling pubmed-86884102022-01-06 New and poorly known “araphid” diatom species (Bacillariophyta) from regions near Lake Titicaca, South America and a discussion on the continued use of morphological characters in “araphid” diatom taxonomy Morales, Eduardo A. Wetzel, Carlos E. Ector, Luc PhytoKeys Research Article Based on two Andean Altiplano samples and on light and scanning electron microscopy analyses, we present six new species of “araphid” diatoms in the genus Pseudostaurosira, P.aedessp. nov., P.frankenaesp. nov., P.heteropolarissp. nov., P.oblongasp. nov., P.occultasp. nov., and P.pulchrasp. nov. Additional data are provided for four other known taxa, Nanofrustulumcataractarum, N.rarissimum, P.sajamaensis and P.vulpina, the latter species corresponding to a stat. nov. based on a variety of P.laucensis. Each taxon is described morphologically and compared with closely related published taxa, using characters such as axial area, virgae, vimines, areolar shape, volae, internal striae depositions, spines, flaps and apical pore fields, which are not usually used for species distinction within the genus. It is our intention that the detailed morphological descriptions of each taxon and the elaborate comparative tables we provide serve as a basis for correction of neo and paleo-databases for the Altiplano to produce a better account of autecological data and ecological change in the region. Some arguments for our continued use of a morphologically based approach are given in the context of rapid environmental degradation in the Andes and the difficulties in applying molecular approaches in countries such as Bolivia. Pensoft Publishers 2021-12-13 /pmc/articles/PMC8688410/ /pubmed/35002365 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.187.73338 Text en Eduardo A. Morales, Carlos E. Wetzel, Luc Ector https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Morales, Eduardo A.
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New and poorly known “araphid” diatom species (Bacillariophyta) from regions near Lake Titicaca, South America and a discussion on the continued use of morphological characters in “araphid” diatom taxonomy
title New and poorly known “araphid” diatom species (Bacillariophyta) from regions near Lake Titicaca, South America and a discussion on the continued use of morphological characters in “araphid” diatom taxonomy
title_full New and poorly known “araphid” diatom species (Bacillariophyta) from regions near Lake Titicaca, South America and a discussion on the continued use of morphological characters in “araphid” diatom taxonomy
title_fullStr New and poorly known “araphid” diatom species (Bacillariophyta) from regions near Lake Titicaca, South America and a discussion on the continued use of morphological characters in “araphid” diatom taxonomy
title_full_unstemmed New and poorly known “araphid” diatom species (Bacillariophyta) from regions near Lake Titicaca, South America and a discussion on the continued use of morphological characters in “araphid” diatom taxonomy
title_short New and poorly known “araphid” diatom species (Bacillariophyta) from regions near Lake Titicaca, South America and a discussion on the continued use of morphological characters in “araphid” diatom taxonomy
title_sort new and poorly known “araphid” diatom species (bacillariophyta) from regions near lake titicaca, south america and a discussion on the continued use of morphological characters in “araphid” diatom taxonomy
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8688410/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35002365
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.187.73338
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