Algologia 2010, 20(4): 471–481
Flora and Geography
An addition to the Bacillariophyta flora of the Caspian Sea. I.
Karayeva N.I.1, Bukhliyarova L.N. 2- 1Institute of Botany, NAS of Azerbaijan,
- 40, Potamdarskoe Shosse, 370073 Baku, Azerbaijan
- 2M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, NAS of Ukraine,
- 2, Tereshchenkoskaya St., 01601 Kiev, Ukraine
Abstract
Some new and rare for the Caspian Sea taxa of Bacillariophyta are investigated, among them the representatives of the genera Amicula (Witkowski) Witkowski, Astartiella (Hustedt) Witkowski et al. Nomenclature references, illustrations, morphological description, data on distribution in the Caspian Sea and general distribution are provided for each taxon.
Keywords: Bacillariophyta, rare taxa, frustul morphology, benthos, Caspian Sea
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