First record of Capartogramma paradisiaca Novelo, Tavera & Ibarra (Diatomeae) in South America

The most distinctive feature of Capartogramma Kufferath is the x-shaped thickening of silica at valve center, namely the tigillate stauro. In addition, pseudosepta at the valve apices and uniseriate striae composed by rounded areolae characterize the genus. Seven species have been described to date,...

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Published inRevista brasileira de botânica Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 165 - 169
Main Authors Tremarin, Priscila Izabel, Straube, Arielli, de Azevedo Tibiriçá, Carlos Eduardo Junqueira, de Castro, Emanuela Cristina, Wojciechowski, Juliana, Moreria Filho, Hermes, Ludwig, Thelma Alvim Veiga
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 01.03.2015
Subjects
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Life Sciences
Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
Epsammic
North Brazil
Diatom
Amazon
Taxonomy
Freshwater
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Summary:The most distinctive feature of Capartogramma Kufferath is the x-shaped thickening of silica at valve center, namely the tigillate stauro. In addition, pseudosepta at the valve apices and uniseriate striae composed by rounded areolae characterize the genus. Seven species have been described to date, including Capartogramma paradisiaca Novelo, Tavera & Ibarra which were only found in Mexico. The morphology of C. paradisiaca was studied using light and electron microscopy and was compared with similar species. C. paradisiaca is reported for the first time in South America at Paraiso Beach, Northern Brazil, where it was found as episammic periphyton. Also, we provided unprecedented frustule ultrastructural details of the studied species.
ISSN:0100-8404
1806-9959
DOI:10.1007/s40415-014-0110-1