Semicryptic Diversity around Chaetoceros elegans (Bacillariophyta, Mediophyceae), and the Description of Two New Species

• Main Authors: Chen, Xiumei, Chen, Zuoyi, Lundholm, Nina, Teng, Sing Tung, Xu, Xiaojing, Li, Yang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2022
• Subjects: Q Science (General); SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/39589/1/Semicryptic%20Diversity%20aroundChaetoceros%20elegans.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/39589/; https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/8/676

The globally distributed Chaetoceros elegans belongs to the Chaetoceros lorenzianus (C. lorenzianus) complex and is characterized by having tear-shaped setae poroids. Several strains of C. elegans were established from Chinese coastal waters. The vegetative cells and the resting spores were observed...