Taxonomy and diversity of a little-known diatom genus Simonsenia (Bacillariaceae) in the marine littoral: novel taxa from the Yellow Sea and the Gulf of Mexico

• Published in: Plant ecology and evolution Vol. 152; no. 2; pp. 248 - 261
• Main Authors: Kim, Byoung-Seok, Witkowski, Andrzej, Park, Jong-Gyu, Li, Chunlian, Trobajo, Rosa, Mann, David G., Kim, So-Yeon, Ashworth, Matt, Gastineau, Małgorzata
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Botanic Garden Meise and Royal Botanical Society of Belgium 09.07.2019; Royal Botanical Society of Belgium; Meise Botanic Garden
• Subjects: Bacillariaceae; Diatoms; Gulf Of Mexico; Molecular Phylogeny; Morphology; New Marine Species; REGULAR PAPER; Simonseni; Simonsenia; Yellow Sea

Background and aims - The diatom genus Simonsenia has been considered for some time a minor taxon, limited in its distribution to fresh and slightly brackish waters. Recently, knowledge of its diversity and geographic distribution has been enhanced with new species described from brackish-marine wat...