| Title | A brackish diatom, Pseudofrustalia langen gen. et sp. Nov. (Bacillariopyceae), from the Pacific coast of Oregon (USA) |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2016 |
| Authors | Sawai, Yuki, Tamotsu Nagumo, and Alan R. Nelson |
| Secondary Title | Phytotaxa |
| Volume | 267 |
| Issue | .2 |
| Pagination | p.103-112 |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Lewis and Clark River, Alsea Bay, Lower Alsea River, diatoms, new species description, taxonomy, salinity, wetland vegetation, geographical distribution, paleosciences, fossils |
| Notes | The brackish diatom now identified as Pseudofrustulia lancea was originally described with “a confused taxonomic description” (p.103), which led the authors to identify it as a new species. Diatoms are significant primary producers in the intertidal, and the authors suggest that this species “may be important as an ecological indicator of present and paleo-environments.“ While it is not found on mudflats, “this species is abundant in the narrow range of the high-to-middle marsh. This narrow elevational range suggests that this species may be a reliable indicator of former high and middle marshes, if found in high abundance as fossils in sediment.” (p.110 Includes microphotographs, line drawings. |
| URL | https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/viewFile/phytotaxa.267.2.2/21597 |
| DOI | 10.11646/phytotaxa.267.2.2 |
| Series Title | Phytotaxa |
