Bibliographic Detail
Kulikovskiy, M.S., Kociolek, J.P., Solak, C.N. & Kuznetsova, I., 2015
Reference:
Kulikovskiy, M.S., Kociolek, J.P., Solak, C.N. & Kuznetsova, I. (2015). The diatom genus Gomphonema Ehrenberg in Lake Baikal. II. Revision of taxa from Gomphonema acuminatum and Gomphonema truncatum-capitatum complexes. Phytotaxa 233(3): 251-272, 301 figs.
Publication Date:
28 Nov 2015
Abstract:
We document the diversity of diatom taxa from the G. acuminatum and truncatum-capitatum species complexes in Lake
Baikal using light and scanning electron microscopy. This investigation revealed four species new to Science, namely G.
pseudacuminatum sp. nov., G. microlaticollum sp. nov., G. paracapitatum sp. nov., and G. microcapitatum sp. nov. In addition,
we consider seven previously described species that are part of these ‘typical Gomphonema’ complexes. Some of the
taxa treated here were previously observed from other regions, especially from Mongolia. These data show a wide distribution
of species from these complexes in waterbodies of Central Asia, and confirm the presence of some cosmopolitan taxa
within Lake Baikal.
