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A polyphasic approach to the study of the genus Nitzschia (Bacillariophyta): three new planktonic species from the Adriatic Sea

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Author
Mucko, Maja
Bosak, Sunčica
Mann, David G.
Trobajo, Rosa
Wetzel, Carlos E.
Štefanić, Petra Peharec
Ljubešić, Zrinka
Publication date
2020-10-21
URI http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12327/1001
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.13085
ISSN
0022-3646
Abstract
The paraphyletic diatom genus Nitzschia comprises over 1000 morphologically distinct pennate taxa, known from the benthos and plankton of freshwater, brackish and marine environments. The principal diagnostic characters for delimitation of Nitzschia species include valve shape, the position and structure of the raphe, presence/absence and shape of the proximal raphe endings and terminal raphe fissures, areola structure, and specific morphometric features such as cell size, and stria and fibula density. In this study, we isolated 12 diatom strains into culture from samples collected at the surface or greater depths of the southeastern Adriatic Sea. Morphological analyses included LM, SEM and TEM observations, which, along with specific morphometric features, allowed us to distinguish three new Nitzschia species. These findings were congruent with the results of phylogenetic analyses performed on nuclear‐encoded SSU (18S) rDNA and chloroplast‐encoded rbcL and psbC genes. One of the new species (Nitzschia dalmatica sp. nov.) formed a lineage within a clade of Bacillariaceae containing members of the Nitzschia sect. Dubiae, which was sister to Psammodictyon. A second lineage was part of a novel clade that is significantly distinct from other Nitzschia species sequenced so far and includes Nitzschia adhaerens sp. nov. and N. cf. adhaerens. A further new species was found, Nitzschia inordinata sp. nov., which appeared as the sister group to the N. adhaerens clade and the conopeoid Nitzschia species in our phylogenetic trees. Our findings contribute to the overall diversity of genus Nitzschia, especially in identifying some deep branches within the Bacillariaceae, and highlight under‐scoring of this genus in marine plankton.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Accepted version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
574 - Ecologia general i biodiversitat
Pages
50
Publisher
Wiley
Is part of
Journal of Phycology
Citation
Mucko, Maja, Sunčica Bosak, David G. Mann, Rosa Trobajo, Carlos E. Wetzel, Petra Peharec Štefanić, and Zrinka Ljubešić. 2021. "A Polyphasic Approach To The Study Of The Genus Nitzschia (Bacillariophyta): Three New Planktonic Species From The Adriatic Sea". Journal Of Phycology 57 (1): 143-159. doi:10.1111/jpy.13085.
Program
Aigües Marines i Continentals
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