Morphology of two Mastogloia species (Bacillariophyta) from Lac de Guiers (Senegal) and comparison with the type material of M. braunii

  • Bart Van de Vijver Botanic Garden Meise, Nieuwelaan 38, B-1860 Meise, Belgium
  • Cheikh Abdoul Kader Fofana Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Dakar, Senegal
  • El Hadji Sow Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Dakar, Senegal
  • Christine Cocquyt Botanic Garden Meise, Nieuwelaan 38, B-1860 Meise, Belgium
  • Saúl Blanco Institute of the Environment, La Serna, 58–24007 León, Spain
  • Luc Ector Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Environmental Research and Innovation, rue du Brill 41, L-4422 Belvaux, Luxembourg
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.374
Keywords: Bacillariophyceae, Mastogloia belaensis, Mastogloia braunii, new species, Senegal, ultrastructure

Abstract

Two Mastogloia Thwaites ex W.Sm. taxa were found during a survey of the diatom flora of Lac de Guiers, Senegal. Based on all currently available literature, one taxon could be identified as M. belaensis M.Voigt, a species formerly described from Pakistan. The second species showed some resemblance to M. braunii Grunow. Analysis of the type of M. braunii revealed, however, important morphologic differences, leading to the description of a new species from the Senegal population: M. senegalensis Van de Vijver, Fofana, Sow & Ector sp. nov. The present paper describes this new species and discusses and illustrates the morphology of M. belaensis and the type of M. braunii. All taxa are discussed with morphologically similar taxa.

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Published
2017-12-05
How to Cite
Van de Vijver, B., Fofana, C. A. K., Sow, E. H., Cocquyt, C., Blanco, S., & Ector, L. (2017). Morphology of two Mastogloia species (Bacillariophyta) from Lac de Guiers (Senegal) and comparison with the type material of M. braunii. European Journal of Taxonomy, (374). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.374
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