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John Patrick Kociolek
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Morphological comparison and molecular marker screening of three Skeletonema species found in Changjiang (Yangtze) River Basin
In our recent investigations of diatom diversity, we studied three species, namely, Skeletonema costatum, Skeletonema subsalsum, and Skeletonema potamos. Although they have been found frequently in Changjiang (Ya...
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A new species of Discostella guiyangensis sp. nov. (Bacillariophyta, Stephanodiscales) from Guiyang, China: morphology and phylogeny
We describe a new species of Discostella from Guiyang based on light and scanning electron microscopic observations, as well as molecular analysis. This species is morphologically distinguished from other species...
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Lineaperpetua gen. nov.: a new diatom genus in the Thalassiosirales supported by morphology and molecular data
Based on a combination of morphology and molecular data of ribosomal DNA genes, a new diatom genus Lineaperpetua gen. nov. Yu, You, Kociolek & Wang is described. The features that help define Lineaperpetua at the...
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A new diatom genus Spargeria gen. nov. (Bacillariophyceae) from **zang, China, and the description of two new species
During our investigation of diatom biodiversity in **zang, two species exhibited unique morphological features discriminative from all previously known genera. Herein we describe these two species and describe...
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Qinia gen. nov. (Bacillariophyceae: Cymbellales) from Yunnan Province, China
An interesting group of cymbelloid diatoms was collected from lakes in Yunnan Province, China, and observations on their valve morphology made using light and scanning electron microscopy. These cymbelloid spe...
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New and interesting diatoms from the Shimen Wetwalls, Yunnan Province, China. II. The diatom genus Nupela Vyverman & Compère (Bacillariophyceae)
We detailed the valve morphology of five new species of diatom genus Nupela from wetwall communities in Yunnan Province, China, with light and scanning electron microscope. The five new species demonstrate great ...
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Open AccessPublisher Correction: Biogeography of the cosmopolitan terrestrial diatom Hantzschia amphioxys sensu lato based on molecular and morphological data
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Gomphonema Ehrenberg species from the Yuntai Mountains, Henan Province, China
We report on eight species of the freshwater diatom genus Gomphonema from aquatic habitats from the Yuntai Mountains of Henan Province, China. This work represents the first detailed descriptions of the freshwate...
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Open AccessBiogeography of the cosmopolitan terrestrial diatom Hantzschia amphioxys sensu lato based on molecular and morphological data
Until now, the reported diversity of representatives from the genus Hantzschia inhabiting soils from different parts of Eurasia was limited to the few species H. amphioxys, H. elongata and H. vivax and some of th...
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Microscopic In Size: Macroscopic In Impact. Diatom–Human Interactions
Diatoms are single-celled, photosynthetic organisms that have cell walls made of silica dioxide or glass. They have chlorophylls a and c, and large amounts of the accessory pigments xanthophylls and carotenoid...
