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Issue: Vol. 626 No. 4: 28 Nov. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-11-28
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.626.4.3
Page range: 259-268
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Sellaphora jiuzhaienis sp. nov. (Bacillariophyceae)—A new diatom species from Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve, China

China‐Croatia “Belt and Road” Joint Laboratory on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services; Chengdu Institute of Biology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Chengdu 610041; China
Institute of Biology; Faculty of Natural Sciences; Ss Cyril and Methodius University; Archimedova 3; Skopje; North Macedonia
Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve Management Bureau; Aba Prefecture; China
China‐Croatia “Belt and Road” Joint Laboratory on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services; Chengdu Institute of Biology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Chengdu 610041; China
University of Zagreb; Faculty of Science; Department of Biology; Rooseveltov trg 6; HR-10000 Zagreb; Croatia
Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve Management Bureau; Aba Prefecture; China
Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve Management Bureau; Aba Prefecture; China
University of Zagreb; Faculty of Science; Department of Biology; Rooseveltov trg 6; HR-10000 Zagreb; Croatia
biodiversity diatom Sellaphora taxonomy Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve Algae

Abstract

A new species Sellaphora jiuzhaienis sp. nov. was found in epilithic samples from Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve, China. The species is described herein as new to science based on light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and ecological information is provided. The species has linear to linear-elliptic valves, 17.5–33.5 μm long and 7.0–8.5 μm wide and very broad conopeum that occupies almost half of the valve width. The discovery of a new diatom species confirms the importance of Jiuzhaigou not only in terms of species richness and endemicity but also for the biodiversity of freshwater karst ecosystems in the national protected areas of China.

 

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