Craspedostauros nazmii sp. nov., a new diatom species (Bacillariophyta) from the Turkish Coast of the Black Sea
Elif Yılmaz,
Andrzej Witkowski,
Neslihan Özdelice
et al.
Abstract:Craspedostauros E.J. Cox is a diatom genus comprising 17 taxa reported from various regions of the world. While many species of Craspedostauros are epibiontic, the taxa have variable ecological preferences. In this study we formally describe Craspedostauros nazmiisp. nov., an epilithic species discovered along the Turkish Black Sea Coast, based on light and scanning electron microscopy. Craspedostauros nazmiisp. nov. is characterized by valves that are lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, slightly constricted ne… Show more
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