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Type: Article
Published: 2021-02-17
Page range: 195–206
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Description of two new Cymbella (Bacillariophyta) species from Sakarbaşı spring, Turkey

Dumlupınar University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, Kütahya, Turkey.
Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, İstanbul, Turkey.
Dumlupınar University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, Kütahya, Turkey.
Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, İstanbul, Turkey.
Departamento de Biodiversidad y Gestión Ambiental, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Universidad de León, Campus de Vegazana s/n, 24071, León, España. Current address: Laboratorio de diatomología y calidad de aguas. Instituto de Investigación de Medio Ambiente, Recursos Naturales y Biodiversidad. La Serna 58, 24007, León, España.
Cymbella limnocrene spring Sakarbaşı SEM Algae

Abstract

The descriptions of the new species Cymbella balkii sp. nov. and C. yerlii sp. nov. were given in this study. The species were found in a karstic limnocrene spring which is one of the most important sources of Sakarya River. Cymbella balkii sp. nov. is very similar to C. pervarians, C. simonsenii, C. percymbiformis, C. perparva, C. alpestris and C. vulgata. Among them, C. pervarians is the most similar taxon however, the former has higher stigmata number and larger valve than the latter. Cymbella yerlii sp. nov. is very similar to C. parva, C. perparva and C. parviformis are similar taxa. Among them, C. parva is the most similar taxon in all related ones with similar outline. However, length/width ratio is higher in C. yerlii than the other taxa.