Three new cymbelloid species in the genera Cymbella, Cymbopleuraand Delicatophycusfrom the mineral spring Crvena Voda near Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia

Autor: Levkov, Zlatko, Zaova, Dušica, Jüttner, Ingrid
Zdroj: Diatom Research; July 2023, Vol. 38 Issue: 3 p165-179, 15p
Abstrakt: Mineral springs are unique habitats frequently inhabited by specific diatom species with restricted distributions. In the mineral spring Crvena Voda near Skopje, three cymbelloid taxa were observed, whose morphological characteristics differ from already known taxa. They are described here as: Cymbella parahelveticasp. nov., Cymbopleura angustilanceolatasp. nov. and Delicatophycus fontinalissp. nov. Cymbella parahelveticasp. nov. is characterized by the absence of an apical pore field at the valve ends and by very densely arranged striae. Cymbopleura angustilanceolatasp. nov. can be distinguished from other Cymbopleuraspecies by the valve outline, the shape of the central area and the stria density. Delicatophycus fontinalissp. nov. can be differentiated from similar species by its strongly arched dorsal margin, its valve width and stria density.
Databáze: Supplemental Index