The genus Luticola D.G.Mann (Bacillariophyta) from the McMurdo Sound Region, Antarctica, with the description of four new species

• Published in: Phytotaxa
• Main Authors: Kohler, Tyler J, KOPALOVÁ, KATEŘINA, VAN DE VIJVER, BART, PATRICK KOCIOLEK, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Phytotaxa 2015
• Subjects: biogeography; Cape Royds; diatom taxonomy; Dry Valleys; microbial mats; Ross Island; Algae; Antarctic; The Antarctic; McMurdo Dry Valleys; McMurdo Sound; Royds; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.mapress.com/j/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.208.2.1; https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.208.2.1

A revision of the freshwater diatom genus Luticola from the McMurdo Sound Region, including the McMurdo Dry Valleys and Cape Royds, Antarctica, was made to contribute to a consistent flora for the entire Antarctic Region. Detailed light and scanning electron microscopic observations, review of perti...