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<emphasis id="B964044EFF980F55FF3FFCFE01573D56" bold="true" box="[189,559,858,885]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="152">Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum</emphasis>
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; pl. 2, fig. 3
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locality:
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,
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, Cachoeira, under
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.
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Semicell margins are parallel and straight (
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) and not undulated like that of the
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. There is a crown of 810 slightly swollen tubercles around the apex. Cells are 1315 times longer than wide. The width at the isthmus is 24.525 µm, at the basal inflation 30 μm, and at the apex 2727.5 μm (
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). Some cells correspond to
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var.
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, having a constriction below the apex; however, the constriction is never as prominent as that of
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. In addition, in some individuals such a constriction is present on one semicell, but not in the other.
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<emphasis id="B964044EFF980F55FF3FFB3502213A88" bold="true" box="[189,345,1169,1195]" pageId="8" pageNumber="152">Distribution:</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B964044EFF980F55FF3FFB1002013AED" bold="true" box="[189,377,1204,1230]" pageId="8" pageNumber="152">South America:</emphasis>
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(
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;
<bibRefCitation id="EF81A5ADFF980F55FDE4FB1000173AED" author="Bicudo, C. E. M. &amp; Martau, L." box="[614,879,1204,1231]" pageId="8" pageNumber="152" pagination="31 - 40" refId="ref8019" refString="Bicudo, C. E. M. &amp; Martau, L. (1974) Catalogo das algas de aguas continentais do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil: II - Charophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Cyanophyceae, Rhodophyceae e Xanthophyceae. Iheringia Serie Botanica 19: 31 - 40." type="journal article" year="1974">Bicudo &amp; Martau 1974</bibRefCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="B964044EFF980F55FF3FFB7C038D3AD1" bold="true" box="[189,245,1240,1266]" pageId="8" pageNumber="152">Note</emphasis>
:
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included this variety as synonym in
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<emphasis id="B964044EFF980F55FCC9FB7307D53AD2" box="[843,1197,1239,1265]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="152">Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum</emphasis>
var.
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. In our opinion Borges variety is morphologically different due to the smaller size of the cells (0.8-0.9 times), wider basal inflation and apex, and a half number of the tubercles. We believe that this alga deserves to remain in the rank of variety.
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From the map (
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), together with paragraphs above, it is clear that
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<emphasis id="B964044EFF980F55FC4CFAC107E73B5D" box="[974,1183,1380,1406]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="152">P. subcoronulatum</emphasis>
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(including infraspecific taxa) is widely distributed, being present on most continents. Surprisingly, it was not recorded from any European countries. The
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, where
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<emphasis id="B964044EFF980F55FDEAFA0800433BE6" box="[616,827,1451,1477]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="152">P. subcoronulatum</emphasis>
var.
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was recorded (
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), forms part of both Europe and Asia, but the sampling site where this taxon was found was located close to the Chinese border, in the Asian part.
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A new alga,
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var.
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was described, from the freshwaters of
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(
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, Tjampea [now Ciampea] near Bogor).
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noted that this
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very similar to the
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described by
<bibRefCitation id="EF81A5ADFF980F55FE25F9FF01313856" author="Turner, W. B." box="[423,585,1627,1653]" pageId="8" pageNumber="152" pagination="1 - 187" refId="ref12318" refString="Turner, W. B. (1893) Algae aquae dulcis Indiae orientalis. The freshwater algae (principally Desmidieae) of East India. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 25 (5): 1 - 187." type="journal article" year="1893">Turner (1893)</bibRefCitation>
, except for its size which was considerably larger. Although the cells were approximately the same length than the
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(
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), they were noticeably wider. Dimensions were indicated as follows: Isthmus 44 μm in diameter, basal inflation 56 μm, apex 52 μm. These measurements are almost double the size indicated for the
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by
<bibRefCitation id="EF81A5ADFF980F55FE51F961011738FD" author="Turner, W. B." box="[467,623,1732,1759]" pageId="8" pageNumber="152" pagination="1 - 187" refId="ref12318" refString="Turner, W. B. (1893) Algae aquae dulcis Indiae orientalis. The freshwater algae (principally Desmidieae) of East India. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 25 (5): 1 - 187." type="journal article" year="1893">Turner (1893)</bibRefCitation>
(
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAFD85CFF980F55FF3FF94C023C396B" blockId="8.[136,1452,922,2076]" pageId="8" pageNumber="152">
In the following paragraphs taxonomical and nomenclatural recommendation is proposed based on morphological characteristics and their taxonomical value in the distinguishing of infraspecific taxon of
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<emphasis id="B964044EFF980F55FA84F8AF0245396B" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="152">Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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As previously noted,
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<emphasis id="B964044EFF980F55FE44F8F501813948" box="[454,761,1873,1899]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="152">Docidium subcoronulatum</emphasis>
W.B.Turner
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was transferred to the genus
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<emphasis id="B964044EFF980F55FA84F8F506D33948" box="[1286,1451,1873,1899]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="152">Pleurotaenium</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF81A5ADFF980F55FF0AF8D0021A39AD" author="Nageli, C." box="[136,354,1908,1934]" pageId="8" pageNumber="152" pagination="1 - 139" refId="ref10491" refString="Nageli, C. (1849) Gattungen einzelliger Algen, physiologisch und systematisch bearbeitet. Neue Denkschriften der Allg. Schweizerischen Gesellschaft fur die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften 10 (7): 1 - 139." type="journal article" year="1849">Nägeli (1849: 104)</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, as
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<emphasis id="B964044EFF980F55FE12F8D1011A39AD" box="[400,610,1908,1934]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="152">P. subcoronulatum</emphasis>
(W.B.Turner)
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West &amp; G.S.
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, and as a result, the transfer of
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<emphasis id="B964044EFF980F55FA12F8D102453992" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="152">D. subcoronulatum</emphasis>
var.
<emphasis id="B964044EFF980F55FEF0F83C02CD3992" box="[370,437,1944,1969]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="152">major</emphasis>
De Wildeman
</taxonomicName>
is also necessary. As this variety is morphologically related to
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<emphasis id="B964044EFF980F55FA84F833024539F6" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="152">Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum</emphasis>
(W.B.Turner)
</taxonomicName>
West &amp; G.S.West,
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<emphasis id="B964044EFF980F55FD3FF81800EF39F6" box="[701,919,1979,2005]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="152">D. subcoronulatum</emphasis>
var.
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</taxonomicName>
should be included in it. However, a comparison of the characteristics of
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<emphasis id="B964044EFF980F55FDC2F87A00DB39DB" box="[576,931,2014,2040]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="152">Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum</emphasis>
f.
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</taxonomicName>
(discussed in the paragraphs above) and
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<emphasis id="B964044EFF980F55FF3AF7A702E8363F" box="[184,400,2050,2076]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="152">D. subcoronulatum</emphasis>
var.
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are compared, it is clear that these two taxa are morphologically almost identical. Similar characteristics include various aspects of morphology and cell dimensions. The morphology of these two taxa furthermore corresponds to the morphology of the cells found in the Okavango
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. Based on similar characteristics and dimensions, it is proposed to combine
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<emphasis id="B964044EFF9A0F57FD03FF43002D3F23" box="[641,853,230,256]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="154">P. subcoronulatum</emphasis>
f.
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and
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<emphasis id="B964044EFF9A0F57FC79FF4307AE3F23" box="[1019,1238,230,256]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="154">D. subcoronulatum</emphasis>
var.
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</taxonomicName>
and to raise the combined taxon to the level of variety (
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<emphasis id="B964044EFF9A0F57FD35FEAF00F13F07" box="[695,905,266,292]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="154">P. subcoronulatum</emphasis>
var.
<emphasis id="B964044EFF9A0F57FC46FEAF077F3F07" box="[964,1031,267,292]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="154">majus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
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<emphasis id="B964044EFF9A0F57FBA2FEAF078A3F07" box="[1056,1266,266,292]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="154">P. subcoronulatum</emphasis>
f.
<emphasis id="B964044EFF9A0F57FA91FEAF062E3F07" box="[1299,1366,267,292]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="154">majus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B964044EFF9A0F57FA12FEAF02453F6B" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="154">D. subcoronulatum</emphasis>
var.
<emphasis id="B964044EFF9A0F57FEF4FE8B02C13F6B" box="[374,441,303,328]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="154">major</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
should be regarded as a basionym and synonym, respectively. The width of the cells and the basal swelling are distinct morphological characteristics which differentiate the proposed
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the
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and other infraspecific taxa.
</paragraph>
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