THE GENUS ACHNANTHES BORY (BACILLARIOPHYCEAE) IN THE CONTINENTAL WATERS OF CUBA

Authors
TOLEDO L RIVERA P BARRALES H
Citation
L. Toledo et al., THE GENUS ACHNANTHES BORY (BACILLARIOPHYCEAE) IN THE CONTINENTAL WATERS OF CUBA, Cryptogamie. Algologie, 18(4), 1997, pp. 363-373
Citations number
25
Journal title
Cryptogamie. Algologie → ACNP
ISSN journal
01811568
Volume
18
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
363 - 373
Database
ISI
SICI code
0181-1568(1997)18:4<363:TGAB(I>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Eight taxa of Achnanthes Bory from samples collected in 21 freshwater bodies of Cuba, are characterized and illustrated. A. exigua var. cons tricta Hustedt, A. lanceolata subsp. dubia Grunow, A. lanceolata subsp . rostrata (Oestr.) Lange-Bertalot and A. lanceolata subsp. frecuentis sima Lange-Bertalot var. magna (Straub) Lange-Bertalot are reported fo r the first time from Cuba. Four other taxa, A. exigua Grunow, A. lanc eolata (Breb.) Grunow var. lanceolata, A. inflata (Kutz.) Grunow and A . brevipes var. intermedia (Kutz.) Cleve, are recorded from new locali ties of the island.