dc:creator"Morales, Eduardo A.; Wetzel, Carlos E.; Ector, Luc";
dc:date"2021";
dc:title"New and poorly known \" araphid \" diatom species (Bacillariophyta) from regions near Lake Titicaca, South America and a discussion on the continued use of morphological characters in \" araphid \" diatom taxonomy";
dc:description"Figure 1. A-M ' LM images of little known and new \" araphid \" diatoms from the Bolivian Altiplano A-E Nanofrustulum cataractarum F-L N. rarissimum M-S Pseudostaurosira sajamaensis T-Z P. pulchra sp. nov. (Fig. 1 U is the holotype) A' - G ' P. aedes sp. nov. (Fig. 1 A ' is the holotype). H' - M ' P. heteropolaris sp. nov. (Fig. 1 I ' is the holotype). Scale bar: 10 µm.";
dc:description"Figure 2. A-F SEM images of little known \" araphid \" diatoms from the Bolivian Altiplano A, B Nanofrustulum cataractarum A specimen from the Desaguadero River, showing quasifract girdle elements with prominent ligulae (white arrows) B specimen from the Sajama River showing common internal depression into which the areolae open (dotted arrows) and the blister-like depositions of silica at the abvalvar edge of the mantle C, D N. rarissimum from the Desaguadero River C small, spineless valve D internal view showing apical and foot pole pore fields (black arrows) and internal depressions containing all areolae within a stria (dotted arrow) E, F Pseudostaurosira sajamaensis from the Desaguadero River E top view showing gradual transition of valve face to mantle and the reduced apical pore fields (black arrow) F side view of two half cells still attached by heavily silicified spines. Notice open girdle elements (white arrows). Scale bars: 1 µm (B); 3 µm (C, E); 4 µm (A, D); 5 µm (F).";