Preliminary Phylogeny of the Family Surirellaceae (Bacillariophyta)
2004. 236 pages, 5 figures, 5 tables, 65 plates, 23x14cm, 470 g
Language: English
(Bibliotheca Diatomologica, Band 50)
ISBN 978-3-443-57041-5, paperback, price: 86.00 €
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Abstract 5
Introduction 7
Questions to be addressed 7
Nomenclatural background of the Surirellaceae 8
Early ideas on Surirellaceae evolution 9
Material and methods 14
Terminal Taxa 14
Terminology 15
Ingroup taxa descriptions 18
Surirella 18
Campylodiscus 34
Cymatopleura 40
Plagiodiscus 44
Hydrosilicon 45
Stenopterobia 46
Petrodictyon 53
Outgroup taxa descriptions 55
Nitzschia 55
Simonsenia 57
Auricula 58
Entomoneis 61
Cladistic analysis 62
Character descriptions 63
Results 69
Discussion 70
Conclusion 79
Literature cited 79
Plates 92
Figures 222
Tables 232