An unusual freshwater diatom with bilobate ends from the Mid-Miocene of East Antarctica: **Staurosirella tigris sp. nov.** (Fragilariaceae, Bacillariophyta)

• Published in: Phytotaxa
• Main Authors: Harper, Margaret A., Morales, Eduardo A., Van de Vijver, Bart
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Biology; East Antarctica; Friis Hills; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10067/1879660151162165141

Abstract: A new species of araphid diatoms with bilobate ends is described as Staurosirella tigris sp. nov. It was found in mid Miocene glacial-lacustrine sediments in the Friis Hills, Antarctica. The new diatom is placed in Staurosirella because it has striae composed of apically-oriented lineolae,...