Aulacoseira glubokoyensis sp. nov. (Bacillariophyceae), a new centric diatom from the Maritime Antarctic region

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 328 (2) ◽  
pp. 149
Author(s):  
ANNA BEATRIZ JONES OAQUIM ◽  
GLEYCI A.O. MOSER ◽  
HEITOR EVANGELISTA ◽  
MARCUS VINÍCIUS LICÍNIO ◽  
BART VAN DE VIJVER
Keyword(s):  
Dendritic Spines ◽  
South Shetland Islands ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Centric Diatom ◽  
King George Island ◽  
Maritime Antarctic ◽  
Antarctic Region ◽  
Fildes Peninsula ◽  
Shetland Islands ◽  
Scanning Electron

A new centric diatom, Aulacoseira glubokoyensis sp. nov., is described from the Maritime Antarctic region. The morphology of the species is illustrated using detailed light and scanning electron microscopy observations. Its main discriminating features include the presence of typical irregularly shaped dendritic spines, at least two rimoportulae, marginal striae on the discus and a very large Ringleiste. The new species is compared to similar species worldwide. Aulacoseira glubokoyensis has only been observed in a sediment core taken from Profound Lake on the Fildes Peninsula (King George Island, South Shetland Islands).

Three new Hantzschia species (Bacillariophyta) from the Maritime Antarctic Region

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 371 (3) ◽  
pp. 168 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARIE BULÍNOVÁ ◽  
NATALIA KOCHMAN-KĘDZIORA ◽  
KATEŘINA KOPALOVÁ ◽  
BART VAN DE VIJVER
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Analysis ◽  
South Shetland Islands ◽  
Maritime Antarctic ◽  
Antarctic Region ◽  
Shetland Islands ◽  
James Ross Island ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Scanning Electron

Following an earlier revision of the genus Hantzschia (Bacillariophyta) in the Maritime Antarctic Region, several at present unidentified or poorly known taxa of this aerophilic genus have been investigated using both light and scanning electron microscopy. Based on the morphological analysis of the observations, three new species are currently described: Hantzschia australabundans sp. nov., H. zidarovae sp. nov. and H. zikmundiana sp. nov. The new species differ from comparable taxa in valve outline, structure of the internal proximal raphe endings and structure of the striae and areolae. Additional observations are presented on Hantzschia amphioxys and its forma muelleri, H. abundans and H. incognita, based on observations of Antarctic populations from the South Shetland Islands, Vega Island and James Ross Island. Brief notes on the ecology of all reported species are added.

Ten new Bacillariophyta species from James Ross Island and the South Shetland Islands (Maritime Antarctic Region)

Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 272 (1) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
RALITSA ZIDAROVA ◽  
KATEŘINA KOPALOVÁ ◽  
BART VAN DE VIJVER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South Shetland Islands ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Maritime Antarctic ◽  
The South ◽  
Antarctic Region ◽  
Shetland Islands ◽  
James Ross Island ◽  
The Antarctic

The present paper describes 10 new diatom (Bacillariophyta) species from the Maritime Antarctic Region. Five of the newly described taxa: Caloneis australis sp. nov., Mayamaea sweetloveana sp. nov., Navicula romanedwardii sp. nov., Sellaphora antarctica sp. nov. and Sellaphora gracillima sp. nov. have been previously reported from the Antarctic Region but were force-fitted into incorrect names. Five other taxa: Chamaepinnularia elliptica sp. nov., Cosmioneis regigeorgiensis sp. nov., Mayamaea tytgatiana sp. nov., Muelleria pimpireviana sp. nov. and Pinnularia pinseeliana sp. nov. are newly discovered taxa. The morphology of all new species is studied using both light and scanning electon microscope observations and compared with similar species from the Antarctic Region and worldwide. Data about the ecology and confirmed Antarctic distribution of the new species are added.

Periphyton diversity in two different Antarctic lakes assessed using metabarcoding

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Paulo E.A.S. Câmara ◽  
Láuren M.D. De Souza ◽  
Otávio Henrique Bezerra Pinto ◽  
Peter Convey ◽  
Eduardo T. Amorim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Sequences ◽  
High Throughput Sequencing ◽  
Shannon Index ◽  
South Shetland Islands ◽  
King George Island ◽  
Deception Island ◽  
Maritime Antarctic ◽  
Shetland Islands ◽  
Antarctic Lakes ◽  
Significant Difference

Abstract Antarctic lakes have generally simple periphyton communities when compared with those of lower latitudes. To date, assessment of microbial diversity in Antarctica has relied heavily on traditional direct observation and cultivation methods. In this study, sterilized cotton baits were left submerged for two years in two lakes on King George Island and Deception Island, South Shetland Islands (Maritime Antarctic), followed by assessment of diversity by metabarcoding using high-throughput sequencing. DNA sequences of 44 taxa belonging to four kingdoms and seven phyla were found. Thirty-six taxa were detected in Hennequin Lake on King George Island and 20 taxa were detected in Soto Lake on Deception Island. However, no significant difference in species composition was detected between the two assemblages (Shannon index). Our data suggest that metabarcoding provides a suitable method for the assessment of periphyton biodiversity in oligotrophic Antarctic lakes.

scholarly journals Two additions to the moss flora of the South Shetland Islands in the maritime Antarctic

2018 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariusz Wierzgoń ◽  
Tomasz Suchan ◽  
Michał Ronikier
Keyword(s):  
South Shetland Islands ◽  
King George Island ◽  
Maritime Antarctic ◽  
The South ◽  
Shetland Islands ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Leading Position ◽  
Glacial Cover ◽  
The Antarctic ◽  
First Time

<em>Tortella fragilis</em> (Drumm.) Limpr. (Pottiaceae) and <em>Bryum nivale</em> Müll. Hal. (Bryaceae) are recorded for the first time from the South Shetland Islands in the northern maritime Antarctic. They were discovered in the Admiralty Bay area on King George Island, the largest island of this archipelago. The two species are briefly characterized morphologically, their habitats are described, and their distribution in the Antarctic is mapped. Discovery of these species has increased the documented moss flora of King George Island to 67 species, strengthening it in the leading position among individual areas with the richest diversity of moss flora in Antarctica. Likewise, <em>T. fragilis</em> and <em>B. nivale</em> represent remarkable additions to the moss flora of the South Shetland Islands, which currently consists of 92 species and one variety, making this archipelago by far the richest bryofloristically amongst large geographic regions of the Antarctic. Comparison of recent (2018) and old (1985) photographs revealed a significant retreat of glacial cover and suggests that the collection site was likely opened for colonization only within the last several decades. The record of <em>T. fragilis</em> is biogeographically relevant, and constitutes an intermediate site between the species’ occurrences in the Antarctic Peninsula and southern South America. The present record of <em>B. nivale</em> is the fourth discovery of the species worldwide, which may be helpful for the future designation of the distribution of this extremely rare species.

scholarly journals Molecular identification of Trichocera maculipennis, an invasive fly species in the Maritime Antarctic

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (8) ◽  
pp. 6379-6384
Author(s):  
Marta Potocka ◽  
Ewa Krzemińska ◽  
Robert Gromadka ◽  
Jan Gawor ◽  
Joanna Kocot-Zalewska
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Identification ◽  
Ribosomal Rna ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
South Shetland Islands ◽  
King George Island ◽  
Maritime Antarctic ◽  
Shetland Islands ◽  
Fragile Environment ◽  
First Time

Abstract Trichocera maculipennis, an invasive Diptera, was described for the first time in Antarctica in 2006 in a sewage system of one of the scientific stations on King George Island, South Shetland Islands, and started to increase its distribution within the island. To date, only taxonomical description of this species, based on morphological data has been available, as there were no molecular data recorded. In the present study, we present two methods of molecular identification of this species—based on partial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and 16S ribosomal RNA (16S) genes. An appropriate and easy-to-use assay for proper and fast identification of invasive species is a key requirement for further management decisions, especially in such a fragile environment as found in terrestrial Antarctica.

A new species of Nagumoea (Bacillariophyta) from Antarctica, and a further consideration of the systematic position of the genus

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 349 (2) ◽  
pp. 152 ◽  
Author(s):  
BART VAN DE VIJVER ◽  
J. PATRICK KOCIOLEK
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Systematic Position ◽  
South Shetland Islands ◽  
Diatom Species ◽  
Maritime Antarctic ◽  
Morphological Comparison ◽  
Shetland Islands ◽  
Livingston Island ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Scanning Electron

Nagumoea livingstonensis sp. nov., a new diatom species is described from a coastal pool on the Maritime Antarctic Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, based on light and scanning electron microscopy observations. A morphological comparison is made with the two other known Nagumoea taxa. The new species can be separated by the clear hyaline line between the valve face and mantle areolae, differences in the structure of its a scalariform valvocopula and broader fibulae.                The taxonomic position of the genus Nagumoea is discussed. A placement within the Rhopalodiales is doubtful based on the absence of clover-shaped areolae coverings in Nagumoea making the order of Bacillariales a more probable position.

scholarly journals Associated fauna of Prasiola crispa (Chlorophyta) related to penguin rookery at arctowski (King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Maritime Antarctic)

2010 ◽  
pp. 188-193
Author(s):  
Adriana Galindo Dalto ◽  
Geyze Magalhães de Faria ◽  
Caio Amitrano de Alencar Imbassahy ◽  
Tais Maria de Souza Campos ◽  
Yocie Yoneshigue-Valentin
Keyword(s):  
South Shetland Islands ◽  
King George Island ◽  
Maritime Antarctic ◽  
Associated Fauna ◽  
Shetland Islands ◽  
Prasiola Crispa
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