A listing of the accepted freshwater diatom genera worldwide is presented, indicating the
distribution of the genera by continent. Out of a total of 249 genera, 63 (25%) of those …

The genus Orthoseira Thwaites contains centric diatoms typically inhabiting marginal-
aquatic or terrestrial habitats. The high morphological plasticity of representatives of the …

Given it is now understood that there are up to 25,000 known diatom species, how is it
possible for anyone, no matter how experienced and skilled that person might be, to identify …

The genus Nupela Vyverman & Compère comprises 81 species, which have been reported
from different continents. This study presents the morphological characteristics of Nupela …

A paleolimnological study was undertaken for a sediment core from Laguna Formosa, a
subtropical lake in the northern campos inland region of Uruguay. The record encompasses …

Abstract© 2018 Magnolia Press. Light and scanning electron microscope observations of
Cymbella sagarensis Gandhi are presented. Morphological peculiarities of this species …

Quantitative ecological monitoring of African lakes is needed to understand growing human
pressures on ecosystems. Diatom-based indices are routinely used for this purpose …

Two new diatom taxa belonging to the genus Stauroneis Ehrenberg were discovered from
an aerophilic habitat in Sikkim, India, a part of the Eastern Himalayas. The morphology of …

As part of our program to reconstruct the estuaries and lagoons history in Senegal and the
diatom microflora inventory in Sene-Gambia, a 400 cm long core was taken at Ndangonkha …

The environment-species relationships can be mediated by functional traits. In this study we
investigated how the functional traits of periphytic community respond to environmental …