Nitzschia cylindroformis sp. nov., a common and abundant nanoplankton diatom of the eastern subarctic Pacific

A new species of diatoms, intermediate between Nitzschia cylindrus (Grun.) Hasle and Nitzschia pseudonana Hasle is described. Differences in morphology of the three species are outlined. The new species has been recorded only between 37°N and 53°N in the Pacific Ocean while N. cylindrus is bipolar a...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Plankton Research
Main Authors: Hasle, Grethe R., Booth, Beatrice C.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 1984
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Online Access:http://plankt.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/6/3/493
https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/6.3.493
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Summary:A new species of diatoms, intermediate between Nitzschia cylindrus (Grun.) Hasle and Nitzschia pseudonana Hasle is described. Differences in morphology of the three species are outlined. The new species has been recorded only between 37°N and 53°N in the Pacific Ocean while N. cylindrus is bipolar and N. pseudonana is cosmopolitan in distribution.