Frustulia gondwana
Lange-Bertalot & T.Beier
Frustulia gondwana
Synonyms
Frustulia rhomboides var. lacustris Maillard 1978
Type slide
Slide Oz-52 in Collection Lange-Bertalot (FR). Isotype slide NZ-171c and residual type sample NZ-171f in the collection of the Limnological Station, Technical University of Munich. Collected from Mahinapua Swamp, West Coast District, South Island, New Zealand.
Institution holding the type material
Publication
Known distribution
According to the original authors, the species is abundant in minerotrophic swamps in the western part of the South Island of New Zealand, but rare in ombrotrophic habitats. Also known from New Caledonia, Costa Rica, and Chile.
Etymology
Referring to the ancient southern supercontinent.
Description
Reproduction pending online publication of all relevant material, at the request of the publisher.
Notes
Images published online with kind permission of Herbarium Senckenbergianum Frankfurt.
Funding from TFBIS (Terrestrial and Freshwater Biodiversity Information System), administered by the New Zealand Department of Conservation, is gratefully acknowledged.
Reference
Beier T, Lange-Bertalot H 2007. A synopsis of cosmopolitan, rare and new Frustulia species (Bacillariophyceae) from ombrotrophic peat bogs and minerotrophic swamps in New Zealand. Nova Hedwigia 85: 73-91.
