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2 February 2022 Synedropsis abuflosensis sp. nov., a New Araphid Diatom (Bacillariophyceae) from the Shatt Al-Arab River, Southern Iraq
Adil Y. Al-Handal, Maitham A. Al-Shaheen, Rehab N. Al-Saedy, Angela Wulff
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Synedropsis abuflosensis sp. nov. is the third species of the genus recorded from a sub-tropical brackish water habitat as opposed to a polar distribution. This species is differentiated from others in the genus by having a different number of slits in the apical slit field at opposite ends of the valve (i.e., 4 at the end possessing a rimoportula versus 5 at the end lacking a rimoportula), an apically oriented rimoportula and 3-4 non-porous cingular bands. Its habitat is different than that of all known Synedropsis Hasle, Medlin & Syvertsen species as it is either benthic or epiphytic in algal mats rather than planktonic or associated with sea ice. The new species was found in waters with a conductivity of 7.1 µS cm-1 (salinity 3.3 psu) and a temperature of 33 °C. Morphological characters of the new species are described based on light and scanning electron microscopy observations. A comparison of S. abuflosensis sp. nov. with morphologically similar species is provided.

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Adil Y. Al-Handal, Maitham A. Al-Shaheen, Rehab N. Al-Saedy, and Angela Wulff "Synedropsis abuflosensis sp. nov., a New Araphid Diatom (Bacillariophyceae) from the Shatt Al-Arab River, Southern Iraq," Cryptogamie, Algologie 43(2), 31-39, (2 February 2022). https://doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-algologie2022v43a2
Received: 11 May 2021; Accepted: 1 October 2021; Published: 2 February 2022
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KEYWORDS
araphid diatom
diatomées araphides
espèce nouvelle
Fragilariaceae
Fragilariaceae
Irak
Iraq
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