Fottea 2017, 17(2):264-268 | DOI: 10.5507/fot.2017.003

A new Muelleria species (Bacillariophyta) from the Maritime Antarctic Region

Natalia Kochman-Kędziora1*, Teresa Noga1, Bart Van de Vijver2,3, Jadwiga Stanek-Tarkowska1
1 University of Rzeszow, Faculty of Biology and Agriculture, Podkarpackie Innovative Research Center of Environment, Zelwerowicza 8B, 35-601 Rzeszow, Poland; *Corresponding author e-mail: kochman_natalia@wp.pl
2 Botanic Garden Meise, Department of Bryophytes & Thallophytes, Nieuwelaan 38, B-1860 Meise, Belgium
3 University of Antwerp, Department of Biology, ECOBE, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium

During a survey conducted on the soil diatom flora of newly exposed areas due to the retreat of the Ecology Glacier (King George Island, South Shetlands) an unknown Muelleria taxon was observed that could not be identified using the currently available literature. Based on detailed morphological observations using LM and SEM microscopy the unknown taxon has been described as new for science - Muelleria olechiae sp. nov. The new species is characterized in having typically bifurcated terminal raphe fissures, elongated, deflected proximal raphe endings and a lack of canal puncta. It was observed in several soil samples, but always in relatively low abundances.

Keywords: Antarctic Region, diatoms, Ecology Glacier forefield, King George Island, Muelleria, taxonomy

Received: October 25, 2016; Accepted: January 31, 2017; Prepublished online: August 23, 2017; Published: September 20, 2017  Show citation

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Kochman-Kędziora, N., Noga, T., Van de Vijver, B., & Stanek-Tarkowska, J. (2017). A new Muelleria species (Bacillariophyta) from the Maritime Antarctic Region. Fottea, 17(2), 264-268. doi: 10.5507/fot.2017.003
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