Pseudostaurosira cataractarum comb. nov. (Bacillariophyta): type analysis, ecology and world distribution of a former "centric" diatom
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Se transfiere Melosira cataractarum Hust. al género Pseudostaurosira D.M. Williams & Round a partir de un análisis detallado del material tipo proveniente de Java (Archipiélago Malayo), mediante microscopía óptica y electrónica de barrido. Inicialmente, la especie se describió como una diatomea "céntrica" dentro del género Melosira C. Agardh y fue transferida luego al género Aulacoseira Thwaites. Pseudostaurosira cataractarum (Hust.) C.E. Wetzel, E. Morales & Ector comb. nov. se diferencia de las otras especies dentro del género por su tamaño más pequeño, la disposición radial de las estrías y por la ausencia de campos de poros apicales. Adicionalmente, se propone la transferencia al género Pseudostaurosira de Fragilaria sopotensis Witkowski & Lange-Bert., una especie morfológicamente similar a P. cataractarum.
The transfer of Melosira cataractarum Hust. to the genus Pseudostaurosira D.M. Williams & Round is presented based on a detailed analysis of the type material from Java (Malay Archipelago) using light and scanning electron microscopy. The species was initially described as a "centric" diatom within the genus Melosira C. Agardh and was later transferred to the genus Aulacoseira Thwaites. Pseudostaurosira cataractarum (Hust.) C.E. Wetzel, E. Morales & Ector comb. nov. differs from other species of the genus by its smaller size, typical radiate striae arrangement and absence of apical pore fields. We additionally propose the transfer of Fragilaria sopotensis Witkowski & Lange-Bert. to the genus Pseudostaurosira, a species that is morphologically similar to P. cataractarum.
The transfer of Melosira cataractarum Hust. to the genus Pseudostaurosira D.M. Williams & Round is presented based on a detailed analysis of the type material from Java (Malay Archipelago) using light and scanning electron microscopy. The species was initially described as a "centric" diatom within the genus Melosira C. Agardh and was later transferred to the genus Aulacoseira Thwaites. Pseudostaurosira cataractarum (Hust.) C.E. Wetzel, E. Morales & Ector comb. nov. differs from other species of the genus by its smaller size, typical radiate striae arrangement and absence of apical pore fields. We additionally propose the transfer of Fragilaria sopotensis Witkowski & Lange-Bert. to the genus Pseudostaurosira, a species that is morphologically similar to P. cataractarum.
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Vol. 6, No. 1-2