Journal article
Encyonema appalachianum (Bacillariophyta, Cymbellaceae), a new species from Western Pennsylvania, USA
Phytotaxa, v 184(2)
31 Oct 2014
Abstract
A new species of Encyonema was found in several rivers and reservoirs in Western Pennsylvania, USA, in 2013. The new species, E. appalachianum, has only very slightly dorsiventral valves, which is one of the characters separating the genus Encyonopsis from Encyonema. On the other hand, the long, sharply bent terminal raphe fissures and lateral raphe indicate that it should be placed in Encyonema. Some valves with occasionally biseriate striae have been observed in the type population of the new species. The finding of this species that apparently combines features of both Encyonema and Encyonopsis highlights the problem of poorly defined boundaries between some genera of cymbelloid diatoms.
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- Title
- Encyonema appalachianum (Bacillariophyta, Cymbellaceae), a new species from Western Pennsylvania, USA
- Creators
- Marina Potapova - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Phytotaxa, v 184(2)
- Publisher
- Magnolia Press
- Number of pages
- 6
- Grant note
- WRCP-012451 / Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science (BEES)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000344492000004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84908396154
- Other Identifier
- 991019168645704721
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