New Zealand Journal of Botany abstract

Some additions to the desmid flora of New Zealand

E. A. FLINT

Research Associate
Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research
P. O. Box 69
Lincoln, New Zealand

Abstract Desmids from two unnamed tarns beside the Routeburn Track and from Peter's Pool, a young kettle-hole near Franz Josef Glacier, included Staurodesmus pachyrhynchus var. nothogeae Skuja (thereby confirming his proposed taxon), Staurastrum osvaldii Skuja var. brevibrachiatum var. nov., and S. pseudassurgens Mask. var. robustum var. nov. More specimens are needed to verify that a new variety of Cosmarium decedens (Reinsch) Racib., a new form of Euastrum binale (Turp.) Ehr., and reduced forms of E. verrucosum var. alpinum (Huber-Pest.) Krieg. were in the samples.

Keywords  Freshwater algae; Chlorophyta; Zygnemaphyceae; Desmidiaceae; Desmids; New Zealand; new taxa Cosmarium, Euastrum, Staurastrum, Staurodesmus

B95059

Received 18 December 1995; accepted 8 July 1996

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