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Persistent Identifier
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perma:LIST.TOZXZX |
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Publication Date
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2026-07-06 |
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Title
| Using geometric morphometrics to disentangle Didymosphenia hullii and D. geminata (Bacillariophyceae) from Connecticut, USA, and two congeneric relatives [* Cross-Reference *] |
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Other Identifier
| https://doi.org/10.1080/09670262.2022.2068075
SCOPUS_ID:85131672590 |
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Author
| Khan-Bureau, Diba A. (University of Connecticut, Three Rivers Community College)University of Connecticut, Three Rivers Community CollegeORCID0000-0002-2524-121X
Blanco, Saúl (Universidad de León, Instituto de Investigación de Medio Ambiente)Universidad de León, Instituto de Investigación de Medio AmbienteORCID0000-0002-9015-2512
Morales, Eduardo A. (University of Évora, University of Évora)University of Évora, University of ÉvoraORCID0000-0001-5998-4831
Ector, Luc (Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology)Luxembourg Institute of Science and TechnologyORCID0000-0002-4573-9445
Beauchene, Michael S.
Lewis, Louise A. (University of Connecticut)University of ConnecticutORCID0000-0003-0695-5134 |
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Description
| Two morphologically similar populations of Didymosphenia were reported from the West Branch of the Farmington River, Connecticut, USA in 2014 and 2016. We described one of them as a new species, D. hullii. The other was observed subsequently in late 2016 and resembled D. geminata, but given the worldwide nuisance characteristic of this species, the identification required confirmation. In this work we used geometric morphometrics analysis to test for quantitative distinctions between the two Connecticut populations, along with two morphologically similar taxa from the literature, D. laticollis and D. pumila. We successfully separated the four entities and confirmed the identity of the second blooming diatom in the Farmington River, Connecticut, as D. geminata, which is the first confirmed report of this species for the state. We conclude that geometric morphometrics, in combination with features viewed with scanning electron microscopy and light microscopy, enhances the ability to distinguish among these morphologically similar species of Didymosphenia. We summarize these findings and pinpoint morphological distinctions that can be used to separate the taxa during routine light microscopy analyses. (2023-01-01)
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Subject
| Earth and Environmental Sciences |
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Keyword
| Benthic diatoms
brown algae
diatom
Didymosphenia
fine structure
invasive species
morphometrics
nuisance species
stalk-forming diatoms |
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Funding Information
| National Science Foundation: AALP/2017 |
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Deposit Date
| 2023-01-01 |
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Data Type
| Article |
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Data Source
| European Journal of Phycology; ISSN: 09670262, eISSN: 14694433, vol. 58, n° 1, pp. 99-109, 2023 |