Transfer of the Antarctic diatom Nitzschia barbieri (Bacillariophyta) to the genus Fragilariopsis and emended descriptions of F. barbieri comb. nov. and F. peragallii

• Main Authors: Cefarelli, Adrián Oscar, Ferrario, Martha Elba, Vernet, Maria, Campana, Gabriela Laura, Lundholm, Nina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Ciencias Naturales; Biología; Diatom; Fragilariopsis; Fragilariopsis barbieri; Fragilariopsis peragallii; Nitzschia; Antarctica; Sea ice; Antarctic; Doublets; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/146248

Fragilariopsis is a marine diatom genus that has a critical ecological role in Antarctic waters due to its high abundance and ubiquity in plankton and sea ice. Several species of Fragilariopsis are used extensively in paleoceanography due to their good preservation in marine sediments. Detailed morp...