PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kochman-Kędziora, Natalia
AU  - Noga, Teresa
AU  - Van de Vijver, Bart
AU  - Stanek-Tarkowska, Jadwiga
TI  - A new Muelleria species (Bacillariophyta) from the Maritime Antarctic Region
DP  - 2017 Sep 20
TA  - Fottea
PG  - 264--268
VI  - 17
IP  - 2
AID - 10.5507/fot.2017.003
IS  - 18025439
AB  - 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.