Staurophora tackei (Hust.) Bahls, 2012

Bahls, Loren, 2012, Staurophora brantii, a new diatom (Bacillariophyta, Anomoeoneidaceae) from the northwestern Great Plains, USA, Phytotaxa 39, pp. 31-37 : 36

Staurophora tackei (Hust.) Bahls , comb. nov. ( Figs 11–14 )

Navicula tackei Hust. (1942: 194, figs 6–7). Type : GERMANY: “Bremen-Warturm, Tümpel. 1.”, (holotype BRM N10/ 84, Simonsen 1987: 305, pl. 459, figs 1–4).

Stauroneis tackei (Hust.) Krammer & Lange-Bert. (1985: 116, pl. 5, figs 7, 8)

Stauroneis palustris Hust. (1945: 914, pl. 42, figs 30–32). Type: MACEDONIA: “Katlanowo-See”, (lectotype BRM 206/ 1, Simonsen 1987: 327, pl. 507, figs 1–5).

Figures

FIGURES 1–17: Staurophora brantii and allied species from the Northwestern Great Plains, LM. Figs 1–10: Staurophora brantii. Figs 1, 2: Uncleaned specimens from the type locality showing the single lobed plastid, mucilage capsule (m), nucleus (n), and large lenticular pyrenoid (p). Fig. 3: Holotype specimen. Fig. 4: Girdle view from holotype slide. Figs 5–10: Specimens from various populations. Fig. 10: Initial valve. Figs 11–14: Staurophora tackei from various populations. Figs 15–17: Staurophora wislouchii from various populations. Scale bars: 10 µm.