A new species of Nagumoea (Bacillariophyta) from Antarctica, and a further consideration of the systematic position of the genus

• Published in: Phytotaxa
• Main Authors: VAN DE VIJVER, BART, KOCIOLEK, J. PATRICK
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Phytotaxa 2018
• Subjects: Algae; Nagumoea; Maritime Antarctic Region; morphology; taxonomy; new species; Antarctic; South Shetland Islands; Livingston Island; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.mapress.com/j/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.349.2.5; https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.349.2.5

Nagumoea livingstonensis sp. nov., a new diatom species is described from a coastal pool on the Maritime Antarctic Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, based on light and scanning electron microscopy observations. A morphological comparison is made with the two other known Nagumoea taxa. The n...