Fottea 2023, 23(1):122-140 | DOI: 10.5507/fot.2022.015

Investigation of the type material of Microneis gracillima, Navicula pyrenaica, Achnanthes amphicephala, Achnanthes thienemannii and Achnanthidium rostropyrenaicum (Achnanthidiaceae, Bacillariophyta) and additional populations of the species

Ingrid Jüttner1*, Carlos E. Wetzel2, Bart Van de Vijver3, Zlatko Levkov4, Dmitry Chudaev5, David M. Williams6, Luc Ector2
1* Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales, Department of Natural Sciences, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NP, UK; *Corresponding author e-mail: ingrid.juettner@museumwales.ac.uk
2 Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Environmental Research and Innovation Department (ERIN), Observatory for Climate, Environment and Biodiversity (OCEB), 41 rue du Brill, L-4422 Belvaux, Luxembourg; e-mail: carlos.wetzel@list.lu
3 Botanic Garden Meise, Research Department, Nieuwelaan 38, 1860 Meise, Belgium & University of Antwerp, Department of Biology - ECOSPHERE, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium; e-mail: bart.vandevijver@plantentuinmeise.be
4 Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Arhimedova 3, 1000 Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia; e-mail: zlevkov@pmf.ukim.mk
5 Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1, building 12, Moscow, 119234, Russia; e-mail: chudaev@list.ru
6 The Natural History Museum, Department of Life Sciences, London, SW7 5BD, UK; e-mail: d.m.williams@nhm.ac.uk

The historic type material of Microneis gracillima, Navicula pyrenaica, Achnanthes amphicephala, Achnanthes thienemannii and Achnanthidium rostropyrenaicum was investigated together with additional European populations of these species using light and scanning electron microscopy. The morphology of the species was compared to similar taxa. Achnanthes amphicephala is transferred to the genus Achnanthidium. The species are distinguished from each other in the shape of their poles and in valve outline. There are currently very few photographic records of the species, but our results suggest that these species are typical in base-rich, oligotrophic waters, and might be important indicator species for these habitats.

Keywords: Achnanthidium, distribution, indicators, morphology, oligotrophy, type material

Received: June 1, 2022; Revised: August 23, 2022; Accepted: October 19, 2022; Prepublished online: February 8, 2023; Published: April 1, 2023  Show citation

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Jüttner, I., Wetzel, C.E., Van de Vijver, B., Levkov, Z., Chudaev, D., Williams, D.M., & Ector, L. (2023). Investigation of the type material of Microneis gracillima, Navicula pyrenaica, Achnanthes amphicephala, Achnanthes thienemannii and Achnanthidium rostropyrenaicum (Achnanthidiaceae, Bacillariophyta) and additional populations of the species. Fottea, 23(1), 122-140. doi: 10.5507/fot.2022.015
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