LICMOSOMA—A NEW DIATOM GENUS GROWING ON BARNACLE CIRRI

Autor: C. G. Alexander, Frank E. Round
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Diatom Research. 17:319-326
ISSN: 2159-8347
0269-249X
DOI: 10.1080/0269249x.2002.9705551
Popis: Bigelow & Alexander (2000) recorded a stalked diatom growing on the cirri of the barnacle Tetraclita squamosa. Further study of this diatom revealed a suite of characters unknown amongst araphid diatom genera. We propose a new, at present monotypic genus, Licmosoma. Comparison with data in the literature clearly suggests a position in the Licmophorales. Later, a second form of Licmosoma was found on another barnacle species Chthamalus malayensis and this also is discussed briefly.
Databáze: OpenAIRE