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  • The Search for Species Flocks in Marine Benthic Homoeocladia spp. (Diatomeae: Bacillariales). I. Variations on Three Themes, Seventeen New Species
Title: The Search for Species Flocks in Marine Benthic Homoeocladia spp. (Diatomeae: Bacillariales). I. Variations on Three Themes, Seventeen New Species
Exploration of the diversity in the diatom genus Homoeocladia across Micronesia revealed several clusters of undescribed species based on variations around several characters. Using ultrastructural data from scanning electron microscopy, we describe seventeen new species in three of these morphological groups. (1) A group with external thickenings includes eight new species with costae and/or bordered areolae on valve face and/or conopea and/or peri-raphe zone, and one with similar areolae but no ornamentation; this group includes the previously described H. jordanii. (2) Large, linear species, resembling H. asteropeae and H. tarangensis; we describe three new species close to the latter. (3) A sinuous-areolae group includes five new species with areola openings shaped like “~”, “s”, or “z” on the valve and/or girdle bands, or both, and leads to reconsideration of the diagnosis of Homoeocladia schefterae and the recognition that the globally widespread species in this complex is H. coacervata sp. nov. The three groups are based solely on morphology and no genetic relationships are implied within or between the groups, other than having the characteristics of the recently redefined genus Homoeocladia. However, the high diversity of species in Homoeocladia suggests the genus is a good candidate to test for species flocks in this region and in at least one other comparable location, incorporating DNA sampling through either culturing or metabarcoding.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2015674
PAR ID:
10493906
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
MDPI
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Plants
Volume:
12
Issue:
23
ISSN:
2223-7747
Page Range / eLocation ID:
4073
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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