Bibliographic Detail
Karthick, B., Hamilton, P.B. & Kociolek, J.P., 2012
Reference:
Karthick, B., Hamilton, P.B. & Kociolek, J.P. (2012). Taxonomy and biogeography of some Surirella Turpin (Bacillariophyceae) taxa from Peninsular India. Nova Hedwigia Beiheft 141: 81-115, 140 figs.
Abstract:
In this paper we reinvestigated seven Surirella species described or reported by Gandhi and two taxa which were not reported by Gandhi using his collections from Peninsular India. Among these, S. lange- bertalotii Karthick, Hamilton & Kociolek stat. & nom. nov. is a new name for Surirella robusta f. minor. Surirella leyana Bramburger & Hamilton and S. pinnigera Bramburger & Hamilton were new records to India. Surirella lanceolata Gandhi is a synonym of the cosmopolitan species S. ovalis Brébisson 1838 and for the first time the ultrastructural details of S. shyamae Gandhi, S. capronioides Gandhi, and Surirella capronii Brebisson & Kitton are presented. This study confirms that members of Surirella show different levels of endemism, such as some being locally endemic, some regionally distributed and others cosmopoli- tan. It is also evident that Peninsular India and the Malay Archipelago share a similar regional diatom flora
