Fottea 12(1): 95-110, 2012 | DOI: 10.5507/fot.2012.008

Desmids from Lake Nabugabo (Uganda) and adjacent peat bogs.

Alfred van Geest1, Peter Coesel2
1 De Wittenkade 156, NL-1051 AN Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2 Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Postbus 94248, NL-1090 GE Amsterdam, The Netherlands

In 2006 the desmid flora of Lake Nabugabo and some adjacent peat bogs was studied. All in total some 108 taxa were identified. Fourteen taxa, most of them being only known from the African continent, are discussed in detail. Six taxa are newly described: Euastrum gemmatum var. quadrituberosum, Micrasterias stuhlmannii var. nabugabonum, Cosmarium nabugabonum, Xanthidium thomassonii, Staurodesmus eckertii var. africanus and Staurastrum capitulum var. foersteri. The morphological variation found in Staurastrum longicolle is discussed in the light of possible speciation of desmids in a limnetic environment.

Keywords: new desmid taxa, Uganda, species diversity, ecology, plankton

Received: May 15, 2011; Accepted: July 18, 2011; Published: March 1, 2012  Show citation

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