The genus Luticola (Bacillariophyta) on Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul (Southern Indian Ocean) with the description of two new species

  • Barbora Chattová Department of Botany & Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, 61137 Brno, Czech Republic.
  • Marc Lebouvier UMR 6553 Ecobio CNRS, Université de Rennes 1, Station Biologique, F-35380 Paimpont, France.
  • Myriam De Haan Botanic Garden Meise, Research Department, Domein van Bouchout, B-1860 Meise, Belgium.
  • Bart Van de Vijver University of Antwerp, Department of Biology, ECOBE, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.387
Keywords: Bacillariophyta, diatoms, Luticola, new species, morphology

Abstract

Five species of the terrestrial diatom genus Luticola D.G.Mann were found during a taxonomic survey of two small volcanic islands, Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul (Southern Indian Ocean). Apart from the two already known Luticola species L. beyensii Van de Vijver et al. and L. subcrozetensis Van de Vijver et al., two new species are described: L. ivetana Chattová & Van de Vijver sp. nov. and L. vancampiana Chattová & Van de Vijver sp. nov. Finally, one, up to now unknown, Luticola species is briefly discussed and illustrated. Detailed morphological descriptions of these taxa are provided based on both light and scanning electron microscopy observations. Morphological features of the new species are compared to morphologically similar taxa, and notes on their ecology and biogeography are added.

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Published
2017-12-22
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Chattová, B., Lebouvier, M., De Haan, M., & Van de Vijver, B. (2017). The genus Luticola (Bacillariophyta) on Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul (Southern Indian Ocean) with the description of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy, (387). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.387
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No. 387 (2017): The genus Luticola (Bacillariophyta) on Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul (Southern Indian Ocean) with the description of two new species
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