Microfissurata gen. Nov. (Bacillariophyta), a new diatom genus from dystrophic and intermittently wet terrestrial habitats

• Published in: Journal of Phycology
• Main Authors: Cantonati M., Van De Vijver B., Lange-Bertalot H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Alpine-circumboreal distribution; Desiccation; Diatom; Dystrophic lake; Epiphyton; Intermittently wet terrestrial habitat; Microfissurata; Microfissurata australi; Microfissurata paludosa; Mire; pH; Pool spring; Seepage; Temperate sub-Antarctica; Antarctic; Austral; Austral Island; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11585/905916; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00683.x; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27034049/

A new freshwater benthic diatom genus, Microfissurata gen. nov., was identified from light and scanning electron micrographs. The most characteristic morphological feature (referred to also by the name of the new genus) is the structure of the striae/alveoli, which are simple, mostly uninterrupted,...