Species composition and distribution of centric diatoms from Türkmen Mountain (Sakarya River Basin/Turkey)

Authors

CÜNEYD NADİR SOLAK
MAXIM KULIKOVSKIY

Abstract

Diatoms are used for monitoring the environmental conditions of water. We have little information about centric diatoms in Turkish freshwaters. A total of 50 samples were collected from some springs and small streams of Türkmen Mountain. As a result, 7 species [Cyclotella meneghiniana Kützing, C. ocellata Pantocsek, Cyclostephanos dubius (Fricke) Round, Handmannia balatonis (Pantocsek) Kulikovskiy & Solak comb. nov., Melosira varians Agardh, Stephanodiscus hantzschii Grunow, and S. minutulus (Kützing) Cleve & Möller] were identified, and we also suggest in this study that a new combination for Cyclotella balatonis Pantocsek should be Handmannia balatonis comb. nov. and for C. praetermissa Lund should be Handmannia praetermissa comb. nov.

DOI

10.3906/bot-1204-1

Keywords

Centric diatoms, Handmannia, Türkmen Mountain, Turkey

First Page

589

Last Page

596

Recommended Citation

SOLAK, C. N, & KULIKOVSKIY, M (2013). Species composition and distribution of centric diatoms from Türkmen Mountain (Sakarya River Basin/Turkey). Turkish Journal of Botany 37 (3): 589-596. https://doi.org/10.3906/bot-1204-1