New and interesting Surirella taxa (Surirellaceae, Bacillariophyta) from the Congo Basin (DR Congo)

  • Christine Cocquyt Botanic Garden Meise, Domein van Bouchout, B-1860 Meise
  • Jonathan C. Taylor School of Biological Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom and South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2015.133
Keywords: Africa, diatoms, new species, Surirella

Abstract

Two new diatom taxa belonging to the genus Surirella, S. ebalensis and S. congolensis, are described from material of the Congo Basin, downstream Kisangani, DR Congo. The first taxon is a small, rather common species in the studied material; the second a somewhat larger diatom that was only sporadically observed. The morphology of both taxa is examined with light and scanning electron microscopy. The differences between the new and other closely related taxa such as S. agonaensis and S. bonsaensis, and S. takoradiensis, S. tenuissima and S. pseudotenuissima, respectively, are discussed.

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Published
2015-08-17
How to Cite
Cocquyt, C., & Taylor, J. C. (2015). New and interesting Surirella taxa (Surirellaceae, Bacillariophyta) from the Congo Basin (DR Congo). European Journal of Taxonomy, (133). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2015.133
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No. 133 (2015): New and interesting Surirella taxa (Surirellaceae, Bacillariophyta) from the Congo Basin (DR Congo)
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Copyright (c) 2015 Christine Cocquyt, Jonathan C. Taylor

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