Benthic marine diatom flora of Guam: new records, redescription of Psammodictyon pustulatum n. comb., n. stat., and three new species (Colliculoamphora gabgabensis, Lauderia excentrica, and Rhoiconeis pagoensis)
Author
Lobban, Christopher S.
Division of Natural Sciences, University of Guam, Mangilao, GU 83823, USA e-mail: clobban @ guam. net
clobban@guam.net
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Micronesica
2015
2015
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journal article
299054
10.5281/zenodo.12117576
9ec266f5-1dc7-4272-9fbc-67c7f2b0f5aa
0026-279X
12117576
Mastogloia matthaei
Pennesi & Poulin
Figs 58–61
Section:
Ellipticae
Ref. illus.: Pennesi et al. 2013, figs 37–44, 53–56
Samples:
GU52P-2
Dimensions: Length 14–15 µm; width 9 µm; striae
24–27 in
10 µm.
Diagnostics: Small oval valves with 3 concave/bilobed partecta on each side, reaching the apex. Quadrangular areolae in irregular longitudinal striae; internal areolae in longitudinal rows (not seen yet in
Guam
specimens).
Comments: Very similar to
M. ovulum
Hustedt
,
M. emarginata
Hustedt
and
M. stellae
Pennesi & Poulin
in size and shape of the valve and the bilobed partecta. Differs in the shape and arrangement of the areolae from
M. ovulum
(
Figs 56, 57
), which has apically elongate areolae tending to form an irregular quincunx pattern and internal areolae not in longitudinal rows (Pennesi et al. 2013, table 1). Distinguished from
M. emarginata
(see above) in lacking the evident partectal pores and from
M. stellae
in the striae pattern and shape of the areolae (rectangular and sunken in contrast to round and flush).