Diatom flora of genus Stauroneis (Bacillariophyta) from mainly the mountain peatlands of Korea

Abstract

In a survey of periphytic and benthic diatoms in Korea, diatoms of genus Stauroneis were found to be widely distributed over freshwaters, rivers and streams, lakes and reservoir, wetlands in lowland and mountain areas, and even subaerial terrestrial habitats. However, it is clear that Stauroneis diatoms prefer peatlands, which can be more or less acidic or oligotrophic environments in freshwaters. In this study, Staurones diatoms were collected mainly from mountain peatlands. Twenty five taxa were confirmed to be species, while some specimens remain unidentified. Approximately twenty species have been reported in Korea in the past, but these are largely S. anceps Ehremberg sensu lato, S. phoenicenteron (Nitzsch) Eherenberg sensu lato, and their infraspecies variety or forma. Sixteen of the twenty five Stauroneis taxa found in this survey are reported for the first time in Korea.

Morphological and ecological characteristics of diatom species Stauroneis neofossilis Lange-Bertalot & Metzeltin 1996 (Bacillariophyceae) from Bosnia and Herzegovina

“…In the monograph Buczkó, another finding of this taxon was published where on Retzat mountain, the taxon was discovered in the glacier lake Brazi (Buczkó, 2016) (Joh, 2014). (Levkov et al, 2016).…”

Stauroneis fuegiana, a new Stauroneis species (Bacillariophyta) from Tierra del Fuego, southern Argentina

“…Identifications and species comparisons are based primarily on Reichardt (1995 Bahls (2010Bahls ( , 2012 and Joh (2014). Terminology follows mostly Ross et al (1979) except for valve outline terminology that is based on Hendey (1964) and raphe morphology that follows Round et al (1990).…”

Newly recorded diatom species in marine and fresh water of Korea

“…Lee et al (2012) added 60 new diatom species occurring in the coastal area to the diatom floristic study of Korea. In addition, some genus assemblages of diatoms were intensively studied, and a number of species were newly reported; many naviculoid and Hantzschia species in the intertidal sand flats of the Nakdong River estuary (Joh 2013(Joh , 2014a, some Achnanthes and Cyclotella ones from the coastal area , and Stauroneis species from the mountain peatlands (Joh 2014b). Additionally, Park et al (2014) studied planktonic pennate diatoms, and they added 20 species to the diatom checklist of Korea.…”