Taxonomic Studies of the Genera Cyclotella (Kützing) Brébisson, Discostella Houk et Klee and Puncticulata Hakansson in the Family Stephanodiscaceae Glezer et Makarova (Bacillariophyta) in Japan
2007. 204 pages, 70 plates, 23x14cm, 400 g
Language: English
(Bibliotheca Diatomologica, Band 53)
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Abstract 5
Introduction 6
Materials and methods 7
Samples 7
Cleaning of samples 7
Types of diatom preparations 9
Microscopy 10
Taxonomical background 11
Morphological characters and terminology 12
Descriptions and notes of the taxa 15
Cyclotella (Kützing) Brébisson 15
C. atomus Hustedt var. atomus 15
C. atomus var. gracilis Genkal et Kiss 17
C. baltica (Grunow) Hĺkansson 18
C. cryptica Reimann, Lewin et Guillard 19
C. cyclopuncta Hĺkansson et Carter 21
C. kohsakaensis H. Tanaka et H. Kobayasi 22
C. litoralis C.B. Lange et Syvertsen 24
C. meduanae Germain 25
C. meneghiniana Kützing 26
C. ocellata Pantocsek 28
C. shanxiensis Xie et Qi 30
Discostella Houk et Klee 32
D. asterocostata (Lin, Xie et Cai) Houk et Klee 32
D. pliostelligera (H. Tanaka et Nagumo) Houk et Klee 32
D. pseudostelligera (Hustedt) Houk et Klee 33
D. stelligera (Cleve et Grunow) Houk et Klee var. tenuis (Hustedt)
Houk et Klee 35
D. woltereckii (Hustedt) Houk et Klee 37
Puncticulata Hĺkansson 41
P. ozensis H. Tanaka et Nagumo 41
P. praetermissa (Lund) Hĺkansson 43
P. radiosa (Grunow) Hĺkansson 45
P. rhomboideo-elliptica (Skuja) H. Tanaka var. rhomboideo-elliptica
comb. nov. 47
P. rhomboideo-elliptica var. rounda (Qi et Yang) H. Tanaka comb. nov. 48
General discussion 50
Preliminary key to the species identification of genera Cyclotella,
Discostella and
Puncticulata in Japan 53
1. Key to three cyclotelloid genera 53
2. Key to Cyclotella in Japan 53
3. Key to Discostella in Japan 53
4. Key to Puncticulata in Japan 54
Acknowledgements 54
Literature cited 55
List of materials examined 63
Plates 1–70 65
Introduction 6
Materials and methods 7
Samples 7
Cleaning of samples 7
Types of diatom preparations 9
Microscopy 10
Taxonomical background 11
Morphological characters and terminology 12
Descriptions and notes of the taxa 15
Cyclotella (Kützing) Brébisson 15
C. atomus Hustedt var. atomus 15
C. atomus var. gracilis Genkal et Kiss 17
C. baltica (Grunow) Hĺkansson 18
C. cryptica Reimann, Lewin et Guillard 19
C. cyclopuncta Hĺkansson et Carter 21
C. kohsakaensis H. Tanaka et H. Kobayasi 22
C. litoralis C.B. Lange et Syvertsen 24
C. meduanae Germain 25
C. meneghiniana Kützing 26
C. ocellata Pantocsek 28
C. shanxiensis Xie et Qi 30
Discostella Houk et Klee 32
D. asterocostata (Lin, Xie et Cai) Houk et Klee 32
D. pliostelligera (H. Tanaka et Nagumo) Houk et Klee 32
D. pseudostelligera (Hustedt) Houk et Klee 33
D. stelligera (Cleve et Grunow) Houk et Klee var. tenuis (Hustedt)
Houk et Klee 35
D. woltereckii (Hustedt) Houk et Klee 37
Puncticulata Hĺkansson 41
P. ozensis H. Tanaka et Nagumo 41
P. praetermissa (Lund) Hĺkansson 43
P. radiosa (Grunow) Hĺkansson 45
P. rhomboideo-elliptica (Skuja) H. Tanaka var. rhomboideo-elliptica
comb. nov. 47
P. rhomboideo-elliptica var. rounda (Qi et Yang) H. Tanaka comb. nov. 48
General discussion 50
Preliminary key to the species identification of genera Cyclotella,
Discostella and
Puncticulata in Japan 53
1. Key to three cyclotelloid genera 53
2. Key to Cyclotella in Japan 53
3. Key to Discostella in Japan 53
4. Key to Puncticulata in Japan 54
Acknowledgements 54
Literature cited 55
List of materials examined 63
Plates 1–70 65