Diatom Taxonomy and Ecology

The twenty-nine peer-reviewed contributions to this impressive volume sweep the entire range of current research on diatoms--from the taxonomy of freshwater and marine diatoms, the fossil record of both terrestrial and marine habitats, planktonic diatoms, potential of diatoms and ostracods as bioindicators, application of diatom assemblages to climatic reconstructions, the use of molecular tools in phylogeny, tracing the threat of invasive and potentially toxic diatoms to the highlights of the diatom collection of Jozef Pantocsek.

The wide range of topics covered herein delineates the equally wide range of research interests of Prof. Horst Lange-Bertalot. The papers were contributed by friends and colleagues on the occasion of his 75th birthday which was celebrated during the 5th Central European Diatomologists Meeting (=25th German-speaking Diatomologists Meeting) in Szczecin, Poland, in February 2011.

Many of the authors have benefited from Prof. Lange-Bertalot's profound knowledge of diatoms in general, and his floristic skills in particular. The impact of his work on diatom research has been extraordinary, with important implications for ecology (from water pollution to climate change), biodiversity and conservation sciences. This has been due in large part to the breadth and depth of Prof. Lange-Bertalot's research record in four areas: evaluation of water quality using diatoms, floristics with a focus on Europe, floristics with a worldwide perspective, and synthetic work to organize and integrate these other studies. This tremendous volume honors Professor Horst Lange-Bertalot, one of the pre-eminent diatom taxonomists.

This volume is of great interest for all researchers working on diatoms and their impact on biodiversity, conservation sciences and ecology in general.

Preface 1

Curriculum Vitae 6

List of Publications by Horst Lange-Bertalot 7

Bahls, L.: Seven new species in Navicula sensu stricto from the Northern Great Plains and Northern Rocky Mountains. (With 69 figures and 6 tables) 19

Blanco, S., B. Van de Vijver, A. Vinocur, G. Mataloni, J. Gomà, M. H. Novais & L. Ector: Hippodonta lange-bertalotii Van de Vijver, Mataloni & Vinocur sp. nov. and related smallcelled Hippodonta taxa. (With 75 figures and 2 tables) 39

Burliga, A. L. & J. P. Kociolek : Four new Eunotia Ehrenberg species (Bacillariophyceae) from pristine regions of Carajás National Forest, Amazonia, Brazil. (With 41 figures and 3 tables) 53

Cantonati, M., M. Leira, N. Angeli & C. López Rodríguez: Naviculadicta langebertalotii sp. nov. (Bacillariophyta) from streams in Galicia (N-W Spain). (With 3 figures and 2 tables) 71

Karthick, B., P. B. Hamilton & J. P. Kociolek: Taxonomy and biogeography of some Surirella Turpin (Bacillariophyceae) taxa from Peninsular India. (With 140 figures and 1 table) 81

Karthick, B. & Kociolek, J. P.: A new species of Pleurosigma from Western Ghats, South India. (With 18 figures) 117

Metzeltin, D.: Eunotia langebertalotii, a new species from Lambir Hills National Park in Sarawak, tropical East Malaysia. (With 5 figures) 125

Monnier, O., L. Ector, F. Rimet, M. Ferréol & L. Hoffmann: Adlafia langebertalotii sp. nov. (Bacillariophyceae), a new diatom from the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg morphologically similar to A. suchlandtii comb. nov. (With 22 figures and 3 tables) 131

Morales, E. A., K. M. Manoylov & L. L. Bahls: Fragilariforma horstii sp. nov. (Bacillariophyceae) a new araphid species from the northern United States of America. (With 21 figures and 2 tables) 141

Reichardt, E.: Der Artenkomplex um Gomphonema occultum E. Reichardt & Lange- Bertalot (Bacillariophyceae): Variabilität und drei neue Arten. (With 126 figures) 155

Stachura-Suchoples, K.: On taxonomy of Pliocaenicus costatus species complex, varieties, demes or/and morphological variability?. (With 88 figures and 1 table) 169

Trobajo, R., D. G. Mann & E. J. Cox: Studies on the type material of Nitzschia abbreviata (Bacillariophyta). (With 54 figures) 185

Van de Vijver, B., B. Chattová, D. Metzeltin & M. Lebouvier: The genus Pinnularia (Bacillariophyta) on Ile Amsterdam (TAAF, Southern Indian Ocean). (With 83 figures) 201

Van de Vijver, B., A. Jarlman, M. de Haan & L. Ector: New and interesting diatom species (Bacillariophyceae) from Swedish rivers. (With 253 figures and 2 tables) 237

Williams, D. M.: Diatoma moniliforme: Commentary, relationships and an appropriate name. (With 8 figures and 3 tables) 255

Aké-Castillo, J. A., Y. B. Okolodkov, S. Espinosa-Matías, F. del C. Merino-Virgilio, J. A. Herrera-Silveira & L. Ector: Cyclotella marina (Tanimura, Nagumo et Kato) Aké-Castillo, Okolodkov et Ector comb. et stat. nov. (Thalassiosiraceae): a bloom-forming diatom in the south eastern Gulf of Mexico. (With 10 figures and 1 table) 263

Belando, M. D., A. Marín & M. Aboal: Licmophora species from a Mediterranean hypersaline coastal lagoon (Mar Menor, Murcia, SE Spain). (With 35 figures and 1 table) 275

Reid, G.: Toxonidea langebertalotii sp. nov. A new marine diatom from the Salvages Islands. (With 6 figures and 1 table) 289

Riaux-Gobin, C., P. Compère, A. Y. Al-Handal & F. Straub: SEM survey of some smallsized Planothidium (Bacillariophyta) from coral sands off Mascarenes. (Western Indian Ocean). (With 50 figures and 1 table) 295

Khursevich, G. & Kociolek, J. P.: A preliminary, worldwide inventory of the extinct, freshwater fossil diatoms from the orders Thalassiosirales, Stephanodiscales, Paraliales, Aulacoseirales, Melosirales, Coscindiscales, and Biddulphiales 315

Kulikovskiy, M. S., G. K. Khursevich & A. Witkowski: Encyonema horstii sp. nov., a species of unusual valve outline from the Pleistocenedeposits of Lake Baikal. (With 2 plates) 365

Witkowski, J., D. M. Harwood & M. Kulikovskiy: Observations on Late Cretaceous marine diatom resting spore genera Pseudoaulacodiscus and Archaegoniothecium gen. nov. (With 2 figures and 11 plates) 375

Jasprica, N., M. Carić, F. Kršinić, T. Kapetanović, M. Batistić & J. Njire: Planktonic diatoms and their environment in the lower Neretva River estuary (Eastern Adriatic Sea, NE Mediterranean). (With 7 figures and 3 tables) 405

Solak, C. N., L. Ector, A. Z. Wojtal, É. Ács & E. A. Morales: A review of investigations on diatoms (Bacillariophyta) in Turkish inland waters. (With 3 figures and 2 tables) 431

Bak, M. & A. Szlauer-Łukaszewska: Bioindicative potential of diatoms and ostracods in the Odra mouth environment quality assessment. (With 6 figures and 2 tables) 463

Starrat, S. W.: Holocene diatom flora and climate history of Medicine Lake, Northern California, USA. (With 6 figures and 1 table as appendix) 485

Medlin, L., I. Yang & S. Sato: Evolution of the Diatoms. VII. Four gene Phylogeny assesses the validity of celected araphid genera. (With 5 figures and 2 tables) 505

Lang, I. & I. Kaczmarska: Morphological and molecular identity of diatom cells retrieved from ship ballast tanks destined for Vancouver, Canada. (With 17 figures and 3 tables) 515

Buczkó, K.: The Pantocsek diatom and photomicrograph collection from 19th to 21th century. (With 3 figures) 535