Cymbella hechiensis sp. nov., a new cymbelloid diatom species (Bacillariophyceae) from the upper tributary of Liujiang River, Guangxi Province, China

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 425 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-56
Author(s):  
YAN-LING LI ◽  
MING-YAN BAO ◽  
WEI LIU ◽  
JOHN PATRICK KOCIOLEK ◽  
WEI ZHANG

During a survey of freshwater diatoms from streams in the upper reaches of the Liujiang River, Guangxi Province, China, a new Cymbella species, Cymbella liujiangensis sp. nov. was recorded. A detailed morphological description of C. liujiangensis is presented, based on light and scanning electron microscopy. The main features of C. liujiangensis include strongly dorsiventral valves with slightly truncate and obtusely rounded ends and one very large, transaspically-elongated stigma positioned on the ventral side of the central nodule and adjacent to the middle ventral striae. The new species is compared with C. dorsenotata, C. aspera, C. peraspera, C. australica, C. praerupta, C. convexa, C. crassistigmata, C. graciliformis and C. simonsenii, all of which show similarities to Cymbella liujiangensis, but differ in details of size, valve shape, striae density, puncta density, and number of stigmata.

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 375 (4) ◽  
pp. 274 ◽  
Author(s):  
WEI ZHANG ◽  
GUANGXIA SHANG ◽  
JHONE PATRICK KOCIOLEK ◽  
LIQING WANG ◽  
HONGXIN TAN

During a survey of freshwater diatoms from Shibadukeng stream in the Xianju County, Zhejiang Province, China, a new gomphonemoid species, Gomphonema bicepiformis sp. nov. has been recorded. The new species is diagnosed from all others in the genus based on morphology as observed with both light and scanning electron microscopy. Valves of Gomphonema bicepiformis are lanceolate with a gibbous central region. The headpole is broadly rounded, clearly capitate and the footpole is also broadly rounded, capitate. The axial area is wide, lanceolate-rhombic, broad at mid-valve, reaching 3/4 of the total breadth. There are circular to irregularly-shaped depressions in the axial area on the exterior of the valve surface often appearing as light spots in LM. The new species was compared with G. biceps, G. obstipum, G. manubrium, G. pyrenaicum, G. guayabense and G. nipponica, all of which resemble Gomphonema bicepiformis in outline, but differ from the new species in specific details of size, striae density, and extent of the axial area. This species occurs in relatively low conductivity and clean water in Zhejiang, China.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 482 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-64
Author(s):  
YUN ZHANG ◽  
MENGNA LIAO ◽  
YAN-LING LI ◽  
FENG-QIN CHANG ◽  
JOHN PATRICK KOCIOLEK

This paper describes a new species of Cymbella from an alpine lake in the Hengduan Mountains, southwestern China. The detailed morphological description of the new species, named Cymbella xiaojinensis sp. nov. is presented, based on light and scanning electron microscopy. The main features of C. xiaojinensis are characterized by strongly dorsiventral, triangular valves with a strongly reverse-lateral raphe system positioned near the proximal ends and an asymmetrical, larger central area, occupying approximately 1/2 of the width with the valve. Most morphological characteristics of the new species are similar to C. shudunensis, C. terrafuegiana, C. pamirensis, and C. gravida, but differ in details of size, valve shape, striae density, central area, and number of stigmata.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 340 (1) ◽  
pp. 63 ◽  
Author(s):  
WEI ZHANG ◽  
GUANG-XIA SHANG ◽  
J. PATRICK KOCIOLEK ◽  
LI-QING WANG ◽  
RUI-LEI ZHANG

During a survey of freshwater diatoms from Xuedong stream in the Xianju National Park, Zhejiang Province, China, a new cymbelloid species, Oricymba rhynchocephala sp. nov. has been recorded. This species is assigned to the genus Oricymba by virtue of having a ridge separating the valve face and mantle, the presence of apical pore fields, stigma with a single external opening but two internal openings, and areolae with dentate occlusions. A detailed morphological description of the new species, O. rhynchocephala, is presented, based on light and scanning electron microscopy. Oricymba rhynchocephala sp. nov. is characterized by having a linear-lanceolate outline with slightly arched valve margins towards rounded and clearly rostrate apices, as well as radiate striae. The taxon is morphologically compared with similar species of the genus Oricymba. The new species, can be easily separated from other species in Oricymba by its obvious rostrate apices. The report of this new species from Zhejiang Province adds to our understanding the morphology and distribution of the genus Oricymba in China.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 423 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-104
Author(s):  
FEN LUO ◽  
QI YANG ◽  
KAIJUAN GUO ◽  
TENGTENG LIU ◽  
QUANXI WANG ◽  
...  

A new diatom species, Neidiomorpha dianshaniana sp. nov., found in Dianshan Lake in Shanghai, China, is described herein. The morphology of N. dianshaniana has been documented by light and scanning electron microscopy. Neidiomorpha dianshaniana valves are elliptical in outline with rostrate apices. Raphe is almost straight and filiform. The axial area is narrow and linear. The central area is small, round to transversely elliptical or irregular. Striae are slightly radiate and almost parallel near the apices. Puncta are arranged in undulating longitudinal rows. Neidiomorpha dianshaniana’s most visible feature is its lack of central constriction, in which respect it differs from the three other species in the genus Neidiomorpha.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 428 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-66
Author(s):  
MAXIM KULIKOVSKIY ◽  
DMITRY CHUDAEV ◽  
ANTON GLUSHCHENKO ◽  
IRINA KUZNETSOVA ◽  
ZINAIDA KRIVOVA ◽  
...  

We describe a new member from the genus Navicula Bory sensu stricto using light and scanning electron microscopy. The new species was found in Vietnam, and is a large-celled species with longitudinal grooves present on the valve exterior. Taxa sharing this feature are known from the genus Navicula, as well as the genera Haslea Simonsen, Craticula Grunow, Gyrosigma Hassall and Proschkinia Karajeva. The new species from Vietnam is compared with other, similar taxa of Navicula, and comments are presented about the systematics and biogeography of the group of Navicula species with this characteristic feature.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 456 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-113
Author(s):  
STÉFANO ZORZAL-ALMEIDA ◽  
ELAINE C. RODRIGUES BARTOZEK ◽  
EDUARDO A. MORALES ◽  
DENISE C. BICUDO

A new diatom species, Brachysira aristidesii sp. nov., is described from three oligotrophic and mesotrophic reservoirs in Piracicaba River basin, State of São Paulo, Brazil. Descriptions are based on light and scanning electron microscopy. The new species is mainly characterized by rhombic-lanceolate valves with strongly capitated ends, filiform and straight raphe, narrow and linear axial area, slightly radiate striae and transapically elongated areolae. It is compared to Brachysira microcephala, B. silvicola, B. vitrea, B. neoexilis and Nupela brachysiroides. Our findings suggest that Brachysira aristidesii is a species mainly associated to high water transparency, low to moderate conductivity, slightly acidic and low nutrient environments.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 236 (3) ◽  
pp. 257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Yan Ling Li ◽  
J Patrick Kociolek ◽  
Rui Lei Zhang ◽  
Li Qing Wang

During a survey of freshwater diatoms from streams in the west region of the Tianmu Mountains, Zhejiang Province, China, a new Oricymba species, Oricymba tianmuensis sp. nov. has been recorded. A detailed morphology description of O. tianmuensis is presented, based on light and scanning electron microscopy. Oricymba tianmuensis sp. nov. is characterized by a ridge along the valve face typical of the genus, as well as a linear-lanceolate, symmetrical or slightly dorsiventral outline with a gibbous central portion gradually tapering or nearly paralleling towards the bluntly cuneate poles, a distinct rhombic-lanceolate asymmetric central area with a distinct stigma on the ventral side of the central nodule, a slightly lateral raphe with widened proximal endings and strongly deflected distal endings, and weakly radiate striae. Morphological features of the taxon are compared with similar species, and the biogeography of the genus is summarized.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 393 (2) ◽  
pp. 131 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROSALINA STANCHEVA

Planothidium sheathii sp. nov., a new species from rivers in California, USA, is described based on light and scanning electron microscopy. P. sheathii has broadly lanceolate to elliptic valves with obtusely rounded apices and a unique combination of morphological features, as follows: 1) cavum with broad hood aperture that flares out at the valve margin with open borders fused with the neighboring virgae on SV, 2) multiseriate striae, composed of five to six rows of same sized areolae on both valves, interrupted at valve mantle junction, and 3) areolae groups on valve mantle, with rounded areolae on RV, and rounded and elongated areolae on SV. Valve morphology of P. sheathii is discussed in comparison with similar freshwater taxa, from which the new species is clearly distinct.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 505 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-70
Author(s):  
WEI LIU ◽  
YAN-LING LI ◽  
HAN WU ◽  
JOHN PATRICK KOCIOLEK

During a survey of freshwater diatoms from streams in the upper reaches of the Liujiang River, Guangxi, China, a new Delicatophycus species, Delicatophycus liuweii sp. nov. was discovered and is presented here based on light and scanning electron microscopy. The main features of D. liuweii include strongly dorsiventral valves with slightly truncate and obtusely rounded ends and 3–6 stigmata positioned on ventral striae adjacent to the middle. The new species is compared with Delicatophycus williamsii, D. pouemboutensis, D. nepouianaus and Cymbella parvulissima, all of which show similarities to the new species, but differ in size, valve shape, striae density, puncta density and number of stigmata.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 449 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-89
Author(s):  
HAN WU ◽  
TENG-ZHONG ZHANG ◽  
YAN-LING LI ◽  
DITMAR METZELTIN ◽  
HORST LANGE-BERTALOT ◽  
...  

A second species of the genus Sichuaniella Yan L. Li, Lange-Bertalot & Metzeltin 2013 from China is described as new to science. The new species, S. dequinensis spec. nov., is documented with light and scanning electron microscopy. This new species is distinguished from the only other species of the genus, S. lacustris, by having a higher density of more strongly radiate alveoli between broader interstriae, and a broader axial area. The new species is known only from a small lake in the Hengduan Mountains region of southwest China.


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