A new marine monoraphid species, achnanthes pseudolongipes sp. nov., from miyagi, Japan

Kensuke Toyoda, Tamotsu Nagumo, David M. Williams

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

4 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

A new monoraphid marine species, Achnanthes pseudolongipes, is described. The structure of its valves and girdle resemble those of A. longipes Agardh, as well as the shape of the plastid. However, A. longipes has biseriate striae on both valves, whereas A. pseudolongipes has uniseriate striae on the raphid valve and biseriate (or triseriate) on the araphid valve. In the genus Achnanthes sensu stricto, only A. pseudolongipes possesses both uniseriate and biseriate striae. The number of striae between costae is one of the most effective features of the valve for the identification of taxa in the genus Achnanthes sensu stricto.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)185-193
Number of pages9
JournalDiatom Research
Volume25
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010 May
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Achnanthes pseudolongipes
  • Achnanthes sensu stricto
  • Marine species
  • Morphology
  • New species

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aquatic Science

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'A new marine monoraphid species, achnanthes pseudolongipes sp. nov., from miyagi, Japan'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this