A new Pteroncola (Bacillariophyceae) from the South Shetland Islands (Antarctica)

• Main Authors: Almandoz, Gaston Osvaldo, Ferrario, Martha Elba, Sullivan, Michael J., Ector, Luc, Schloss, Irene Ruth
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: International Phycological Society
• Subjects: Antartida; Phytoplankton; New Diatom Species; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; South Shetland Islands; Argentino; Argentina; Sullivan; Gaston; Antarc*; Antarctica; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Instituto Antártico Argentino
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/31181

The marine araphid diatom Pteroncola pottercovei sp. nov. is described for a coastal Antarctic environment, based on light and scanning electron microscopy observations. The new species was found as solitary cells in the phytoplankton and epiphytic on the chains of other diatoms. It can be distingui...