FIRST RECORD OF STEPHANODISCUS AGASSIZENSIS HAKANSSON & KLING (BACILLARIOPHYCEAE) IN CHILE

Authors

  • Patricio Rivera Departamento de Botánica, Universidad de Concepción, Casilla 160-C, Concepción, Chile.
  • Fabiola Cruces Departamento de Botánica, Universidad de Concepción, Casilla 160-C, Concepción, Chile
  • Irma Vila Laboratorio de Limnología, Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 653, Santiago.

Keywords:

Bacillariophyceae, diatoms, Lake Chungará, new record

Abstract

Stephanodiscus agassizensis Hakansson & Kling (Stephanodiscaceae) is reported for the first time from Chilean waters. The species was found in a sample collected in Lake Chungará (18º14’S, 69º09’W), and the material is deposited in the Diatom Collection of the University of Concepción, Chile. Photographs taken under light and scanning electron microscopes show the principal morphological features of this taxon.

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Published

2002-12-29

How to Cite

Rivera, P. ., Cruces, . F. ., & Vila, . I. . (2002). FIRST RECORD OF STEPHANODISCUS AGASSIZENSIS HAKANSSON & KLING (BACILLARIOPHYCEAE) IN CHILE. Gayana Botánica, 59(2), 79-86. Retrieved from https://revistas.udec.cl/index.php/gayana_botanica/article/view/4260

Issue

Vol. 59 No. 2 (2002)

Section

Artículos
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