Morphology and taxonomy of chaetoceros compressus lauder var. Hirtisetus var. Nova, with preliminary consideration of closely related taxa
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
1-1-1990
Abstract
During the fall Chaetoceros blooms of 1985–1988, an unusual taxon was observed in Narragansett Bay, and its morphological structure was studied from both field-collected and cultured material. It shares some conservative characters with the section Compressa species C. compressus Lauder and C. coruortus Schütt, and section Furcellata species C. radicans Schütt, but possesses a unique combination of characters. Preliminary examination and comparison of material from the Indo-West Pacific and North Atlantic suggests that Gran & Yendo's (1914) synonomy of C. compressus Lauder and C. contortus Schütt was erroneous; the two are in fact clearly delineated species. Our Narragansett Bay taxon is most clearly affiliated with C. compressus Lauder (non Schütt, non Gran & Yendo), originally described from Hong Kong Harbour, and is described herein as C. compressus Lauder var. hirtisetus var. nov. © 1990 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Diatom Research
Volume
5
Issue
1
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Rines, J. E., and P. E. Hargraves. "Morphology and taxonomy of chaetoceros compressus lauder var. Hirtisetus var. Nova, with preliminary consideration of closely related taxa." Diatom Research 5, 1 (1990). doi: 10.1080/0269249X.1990.9705097.
