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Craspedostauros alatus sp. nov., a new diatom (Bacillariophyta) species found on museum sea turtle specimens

Majewska, Roksana; Ashworth, Matt P.; Lazo-Wasem, Eric; Robinson, Nathan J.; Rojas, Lourdes (Taylor & Francis, 2018)

Several populations of a new Craspedostauros species were observed on museum specimens of juvenile green turtle and Kemp’s ridleys collected from Long Island Beach, New York, USA. The new taxon, Craspedostauros alatus ...
Six new epibiotic Proschkinia (Bacillariophyta) species and new insights into the genus phylogeny

Majewska, Roksana; Bosak, Sunčica; Frankovich, Thomas A.; Ashworth, Matt P.; Sullivan, Michael J. (Taylor & Francis, 2019)

The diatom genus Proschkinia is a common element of biofilms covering diverse substrata in saline inland or shallow coastal environments. It can be distinguished from other naviculoid taxa by its lanceolate valves with a ...