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LM: Valves linear-lanceolate, with subtle shoulders and subcapitate to small capitate apices (
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); 18.222.7 µm long, 2.73.0 µm wide. Raphe valve: axial area narrow and linear, central area rounded, with 24 shortened striae on both sides of the valve, rarely forming a rectangular fascia (
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). Raphe filiform straight. Transapical striae slightly radiate throughout the entire valve, more spaced in the central area, and becoming denser and more strongly radiate towards the apices (
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10 µm. Rapheless valve: axial area narrow and linear, widening towards the central area; central area absent or narrow lanceolate, with 12 shortened striae on both sides of the valve (
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10 µm. Girdle view rectangularly arched, with pointed apices recurved to the rapheless valve (
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SEM: Raphe prolonged after the striae, terminating on the border between the valve face and mantle (
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). Striae mainly composed of 34 or 45 rounded to elongated areolae, sometimes slit-like near the valve margin (
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). Mantle with one row of slit-like areolae (
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). Presence of two small punctuations, spaced and apically arranged on central area of rapheless valve of some longer valves (
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:
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reservoir, epilithon,
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(
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SP-469524! =
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, isotype: BR-4616)
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.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[189,356,302,328]" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">Etymology:—</emphasis>
The specific epithet refers to the shape of the apices, which are small and capitate.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[189,496,338,364]" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">Taxonomical remarks:—</emphasis>
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<emphasis box="[497,807,338,364]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">Achnanthidium sieminskae</emphasis>
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described from marine environments of the Kerguelen Archipelago, Austral Islands (
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Witkowski
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2012
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) resemble our population. The Antarctic taxon has linear to narrowly linear-lanceolate valves with almost parallel to slightly convex margins (
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), whereas
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has more lanceolate valves with clearly convex margins, with the central portion evidently larger than the constriction before the apices, and sometimes larger than the apices. The apices in
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<emphasis box="[556,712,518,545]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">A. sieminskae</emphasis>
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can also be rostrate (
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), differing from our populations.
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<emphasis box="[189,508,590,616]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">Achnanthidium caledonicum</emphasis>
(Lange-Bertalot)
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can be confused with
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<emphasis box="[1251,1451,591,617]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">A. parvicapitatum</emphasis>
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<emphasis box="[136,220,627,652]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
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The main difference between these two species is the broadly capitate apices in
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<emphasis box="[1192,1370,626,653]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">A. caledonicum</emphasis>
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, while the Brazilian species present small capitate to subcapitate specimens. Another difference is that the valves of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">A. caledonicum</emphasis>
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are linear with parallel margins or sometimes inflated just at the centre, while
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">
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is linear-lanceolate and narrower. Previously, one Austrian specimen, in a mixed population, closely resembling
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was illustrated in
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, pl. 55,
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) and identified as
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var.
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(in
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; currently considered a synonym of
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<emphasis box="[427,749,842,868]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">Achnanthidium caledonicum</emphasis>
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). Specimens incorrectly identified as
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are very similar (
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, pl. 34,
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) and an investigation of those specimens is currently being carried out. Furthermore, similar German specimens were also identified as
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cf.
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(pl. 24,
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Figs
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in
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Lange-Bertalot
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<emphasis box="[189,584,986,1012]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">Achnanthidium neomicrocephalum</emphasis>
Lange-Bertalot &amp; F.Staab
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(in
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) bears some similarities with
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, such as linear-lanceolate valves with capitate to subcapitate apices. Its slender valve shape with longer, narrower valves (2238 µm long, 2.52.8 µm wide,
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) allows their separation, even though there are some overlaps in size ranges reported (21.625.3 μm long, 2.52.8 μm wide, by
<bibRefCitation author="Silva-Lehmkuhl, A. M. &amp; Tremarin, P. I. &amp; Vercellino, I. S. &amp; Ludwig, T. A. V." box="[282,594,1130,1156]" pageId="15" pageNumber="202" pagination="20180568" refId="ref24687" refString="Silva-Lehmkuhl, A. M., Tremarin, P. I., Vercellino, I. S. &amp; Ludwig, T. A. V. (2019) Periphytic diatoms from an oligotrophic lentic system, Piraquara I reservoir, Parana state, Brazil. Biota Neotropica 19 (2): e 20180568. https: // doi. org / 10.1590 / 1676 - 0611 - bn- 2018 - 0568" type="journal article" year="2019">
Silva-Lehmkuhl
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2019
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). Another distinction between the taxa is the subtle shoulders observed in the Brazilian populations but not present in
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<emphasis box="[586,831,1166,1193]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">A. neomicrocephalum</emphasis>
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.
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Recently described from
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,
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<emphasis box="[549,869,1202,1228]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">Achnanthidium longissimum</emphasis>
P.Yu, Q.
</taxonomicName>
-M.You &amp; Kociolek (in
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Yu
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2018: 340
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) was compared in its protologue to
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<emphasis box="[529,704,1238,1265]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">A. caledonicum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis box="[761,1007,1238,1265]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">A. neomicrocephalum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Despite the similar valve outline to
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">
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</emphasis>
,
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has capitate apices, and the raphes terminal fissures are strongly bent towards the same side of the valve. This feature is clearly visible in LM images.
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<emphasis box="[959,1280,1310,1336]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">Achnanthidium longissimum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
also has larger valves and a reduced stria density (3648 μm long, 4.04.5 μm wide, 2225 striae in 10 μm,
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Yu
<emphasis box="[1249,1308,1346,1372]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">et al.</emphasis>
2018
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) when compared to the new Brazilian taxon.
</paragraph>
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Another similar species to
<emphasis box="[513,825,1419,1445]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">
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is
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<emphasis box="[869,1160,1418,1444]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">Achnanthidium digitatum</emphasis>
Pinseel, Vanormelingen, P.B.Hamilton &amp; Van de Vijver
</taxonomicName>
(in
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Pinseel
<emphasis box="[607,663,1454,1480]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">et al.</emphasis>
2017: 271
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). However,
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<emphasis box="[921,1059,1454,1481]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">A. digitatum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has smaller, narrower valves and a higher stria density (8.619.1 μm long, 1.82.3 μm wide, 3136 striae in 10 µm,
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Pinseel
<emphasis box="[1124,1180,1490,1516]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">et al.</emphasis>
2017
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). Additionally, the valves of
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<emphasis box="[243,379,1526,1553]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">A. digitatum</emphasis>
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are more linear, with margins almost parallel, and the striae are mostly composed of two areolae, an observation that is different from the population described here.
</paragraph>
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In our study area,
<emphasis box="[398,696,1599,1625]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">
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co-occurred with two taxa that are sometimes difficult to separate using LM:
<emphasis box="[267,524,1634,1661]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">
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</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis box="[584,815,1635,1661]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">A. tropicocatenatum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. In general, smaller specimens are difficult to discern, however,
<emphasis box="[244,535,1671,1697]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">
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is usually slender and has less lanceolate valve margins than
<emphasis box="[1210,1452,1670,1697]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">
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They also have slightly distinct apices, while the latter taxon presents more rostrate than subcapitate apices. Concerning
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<emphasis box="[136,365,1743,1769]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">A. tropicocatenatum</emphasis>
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, it is smaller and presents visibly inflated valves in the median portion. The girdle view is also slightly arched, but the apices in
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<emphasis box="[505,734,1779,1805]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">A. tropicocatenatum</emphasis>
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are more strongly and sharply recurved to the rapheless valve.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph blockId="15.[136,1452,158,1985]" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[189,707,1814,1840]" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">Distribution and ecological information:—</emphasis>
<emphasis box="[707,1156,1814,1840]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="202">
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was distributed in all the habitats, occurring in 20 % of the counted samples (highest abundance: 36 % in SP-428935). In all the communities, the species showed ecological preferences for slightly acid (pH optimum of 6.66.8), low to medium cond. (optimum of 5674 μS∙
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), and oligo- to mesotrophic water conditions (TP optimum of 14.122.5 μg∙L-
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and TN optimum of 321.4468.2 μg∙L-
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).
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