Algologia 2009, 19(3): 247–256
Morphology, Anatomy, Cytology
Morphology and taxonomy of Stephanodiscus inconspicuus (Bacillariophyta)
Genkal S.I.1, Kuzmina A.E.2, Popovskaya G.I. 2- 1I.D. Papanin Institute of Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences,
- Settle of Borok, Nekouzsky District, 152742 Yaroslavl Region, Russia
- 2Limnological Institute of Siberian Branch of RAS,
- 3, Ulan-Batorskaya St., 664003 Irkutsk, Russia
Abstract
The study of morphological features of the frustule of Stephanodiscus inconspicuus Makarova et Pomazkina emend. Genkal, Kuzmina et Popovskaya (Bacillariophyta) revealed significant variability in the species and has linked them synonymously to Crateriportula inconspicuus (Makarova et Pomazkina) Flower et Håkansson.
Keywords: Lake Baikal, Bacillariophyta, Centrophyceae, Stephanodiscus inconspicuus, Crateriportula inconspicuus, morphology, electron microscopy
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