Systematics and Geography of Plants, Vol. 70, No. 2, Fresh Water Algae: Taxonomy, Biogeography and Conservation (2000), pp. 237-243 (7 pages) Actinella comperei sp. nov. is described from Clarence ...

Edited by Joseph Seckbach, professor emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; and Patrick Kociolek, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at CU Diatoms are fascinating algae, whose ...

ABSTRACT: Photoacclimation towards rapid changes in irradiance was studied in 2 Antarctic microalgae, the diatom Chaetoceros brevis (Bacillariophyceae) and the flagellate Pyramimonas sp.

Trees get most of the love, but diatoms, a group of photosynthetic microalgae, produce 20% of Earth’s oxygen and are the foundation of aquatic food webs. The prevalence and diversity of diatoms have ...

Didymosphenia geminata, or “rock-snot”, is a nuisance diatom species that can form large amounts of stalk material that covers the streambed. These blooms impact the aesthetic value and biodiversity ...