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Silica‐scaled Chrysophytes from Portugal
Author(s) -
Santos Lilia M. A.,
Leedale Gordon F.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1993.tb00116.x
Subject(s) - biology , peninsula , phytoplankton , distribution (mathematics) , botany , ecology , nutrient , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Phytoplankton samples from lakes, reservoirs and ponds in Central Portugal were obtained and the scale‐bearing chrysophytes investigated by electron microscopy. This is the first study on the occurrence and distribution of these organisms in Portugal and in the Iberian Peninsula as a whole. It reports the presence of 23 species of the genera Chrysosphaerella, Paraphysomonas, Spiniferomonas, Mallomonas and Synura . Most of the species found are of worldwide distribution but a few rare organisms were present in some samples. To conclude, the perspectives of future research in Portugal are briefly outlined.