Diversity of Stomatocysts of Golden Algae (Chrysophyceae) from the Plankton of Reservoirs of the Mountain Forest Zone of South Urals
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: According to the data of scanning electron microscopy, in the plankton of the reservoirs, lakes, rivers of the mountain-forest zone of Southern Urals, 33 morphotypes of stomatocysts of Chrysophyceae, 8 of which were found for the first time in Russia, one morphotype was described as new to science. The description of each morphotype is accompanied by a SEM micrography, geographical location, and environmental characteristics. Unornamented stomatocysts with a spherical form are predominant in abundance in plankton. Ornamented stomatocysts with a spherical form are predominant in diversity in plankton. The maximum diversity of stomatocysts is observed in spring and in autumn. The revealed high diversity of stomatocysts indicates a significant diversity of golden algae in the South Ural region.
Source: Inland Water Biology
Authors: L. V. Snit’ko, V. P. Snit’ko
Institutions: Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Mineralogy
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4404319113