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Cramer
in der Gebrder Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung
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Bibliotheca Diatomologica Volume 60
Irene lvarez-Blanco & Sal Blanco
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The authors present a taxonomic study of benthic diatoms collected
from coastal rocks in seven northern Mediterranean sites (Italy,
Spain, Greece, Turkey) in spring of 2010. An iconographic catalogue
of high-quality SEM and light microscopic images, plus detailed
taxonomic, nomenclatural and bibliographic information, are provided
as a practical reference for further taxonomic and oristic studies
on 91 plates. 120 representative diatom taxa, among them several
poorly known species, selected from 23 samples, are described in
terms of their abundance. The authors provide detailed information
on the type material of each diatom species, a list of synonyms, a
comparison of morphometric data provided in the literature (in tables)
and a series of iconographic SEM-images which illustrate the taxons
morphological variability, plus an exhaustive list of references.
Nomenclature, taxonomy and systematic position of the described
taxa are updated. Eight taxa are described as new to science and
another seven are nomenclaturally recombined. Eight taxa are
new records for the Mediterranean Sea and for ve taxa Scanning
Electron Microscope (SEM) images are presented for the rst time.
An exhaustive reference list and indices of taxa conclude this volume
and make it a valuable source of information for biologists working
on benthic diatoms in general, not only of the Mediterranean region.
www.borntraeger-cramer.de
ISBN 978-3-443-57051-4
ISSN 1436-7270 (Series)
Benthic diatoms from
Mediterranean coasts

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