Molecular and morphological characterization of the **Achnanthidium minutissimum** complex (Bacillariophyta) in Petuniabukta (Spitsbergen, High Arctic) including the description of **A. digitatum** sp nov.

• Published in: European Journal of Phycology
• Main Authors: Pinseel, Eveline, Vanormelingen, Pieter, Hamilton, Paul B., Vyverman, Wim, Van de Vijver, Bart, Kopalova, Kateřina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Biology; Arctic; Billefjorden; Canada; Petuniabukta; Antarc*; Antarctica; Marion Island; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10067/1452570151162165141

Abstract: Recent morphology-based investigations of freshwater Arctic diatoms suggest that many species remain to be discovered, reflecting a unique polar flora. During a survey of the freshwater diatom flora of northern Billefjorden, including the Petuniabukta fjord region (Spitsbergen), several mo...