TAXONOMIC INTERPRETATION OF THE RIMOPORTULA OF FRESHWATER GENERA IN THE CENTRIC DIATOM FAMILY THALASSIOSIRACEAE
TAXONOMIC INTERPRETATION OF THE RIMOPORTULA OF FRESHWATER GENERA IN THE CENTRIC DIATOM FAMILY THALASSIOSIRACEAE
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DOI:
10.1080/0269249x.1987.9705003
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发表时间:
1987
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影响因子:
1.8
通讯作者:
E. Theriot;E. Stoermer;H. Håkansson
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作者:
E. Theriot;E. Stoermer;H. Håkansson
It is difficult to delineate Cyclotella, Cyclostephanos and Stephanodiscus—the three most taxonomically diverse, predominantly freshwater genera of the Thalassiosiraceae. Cyclostephanos was originally distinguished by a Stephanodiscus-like exterior of fasciculate striae and raised radiating costae, and a Cyclotella-like interior, with chambers near the margin. After the creation of Cyclostephanos, Cyclotella and Stephanodiscus were each diagnosed by absence of characters. However, this study suggests that most Cyclostephanos and Stephanodiscus species can be classified on the basis of their unusual rimoportula morphology. Over half of the Cyclostephanos species known, including the lectotype, have the rimoportula underneath a spine; we call this the ‘subspina’ species group. The rimoportula of all known Cyclostephanos species lacks a long external tube, regardless of its location, although some may have a small raised annulus around the external opening. In contrast, the lectotype of Stephanodiscus and al...