OBSERVATIONS OF A TUBE-DWELLING DIATOM: NAVICULA HAMULIFERA (BACILLARIOPHYCEAE)1

Colonies of the tube-dwelling diatom Navicula hamulifera Grunow living on mangrove prop roots in Indian River. Florida and at La Parguera, Puerto Rico, were studied using light and electron microscopy. Observations of the tube morphology and cell structure of this diatom from fresh samples and cultures are described, as well as the ultrastructural morphology of its frustule. The formation of tubes by this diatom is reported for the first time. Comparisons are made with the closest species; Navicula delognei V.H. and Navicula pseudocomoides Hendey.     

OBSERVATIONS ON NAVICULA THALLODES (BACILLARIOPHYCEAE), A BLADE-FORMING DIATOM FROM THE BERING SEA1

A thallus-forming diatom, Navicula thallodes Proschkina-Lavrenko, previously known only from the original collection at Bering Island (U.S.S.R.), has been found at Amchitka Island in the Aleutians, Alaska. The most remarkable observation of the present report is that N. thallodes may form blades up to 50 cm long, which to our knowledge is the greatest length reported for a colonial diatom. SEM observations of this diatom are presented for the first time.     

Late Quaternary diatoms in the sediments of Przedni Staw Lake (Polish Tatra Mountains)

The paper presents a diatom succession in the Late Glacial and Holocene sediments of the Przedni Staw lake in the Pie Stawów Polskich Valley High Tatra Mts. Ten diatom phases are distinguished and presented against a pollen diagram from the analyzed core showing continuous sedimentation from the Oldest Dryas to the Subatlantic period. The diatom flora in the Late Glacial sediments is predominantly littoral — Fragilaria, Navicula, Nitzschia, Diploneis, Pinnularia and Amphora species. The Holocene sediments enclose more abundant planktonic species such as Cyclotella quadriiuncta, Asterionella formosa and Melosira distans.     

硅藻在河流健康评价中的应用研究进展

Diatom, as a kind of autotrophic photosynthetic eukaryotic algae, is an important primary producer in aquatic ecosystem, and can reflect the average status of water environment. As the bio-indicators of the environment, Nitzschia communis, Navicula minuscula, and Gomphonema parvulum can indicate the eutrophication of waters, whereas Gomphonema angustum, Epithemia adnata, and Diatoma moniliformis can indicate the oligotrophication of waters. Cyclotella bodanica, Neidium affine, and Eunotia exigua are all the eosinophilic species that can indicate waters acidity, Aminutissimum nodusa can indicate water’s Cu concentration, and Synedra ulna can indicate the Zn concentration in waters. Some other diatoms can also indicate water’s contamination. This paper reviewed the research progress on the applications of diatom and diatom indices in river health assessment, pointed out the related existing problems, and put forward some future research directions, e.g., further perfect the classification and identification of diatoms, broadly carry out the researches of diatom indices upon different areas and conditions, pay more attention to the screening of diatom bio integrality indices, and establish a benchmark which suits for the assessment of water quality.     

黑龙江省七星河湿地硅藻植物的初步研究

报道了2004年对黑龙江省七星河湿地国家级自然保护区的硅藻门植物研究的结果,共发现155个分类单位,包括113种39变种3变型,分别隶属于2纲6目9科26属,其中中国新记录2种2变种1变型共计5个分类单位,初步分析了七星河湿地硅藻植物群落的种类组成及生态类型,大部分的硅藻属于普生种类,同时出现了一些喜酸种类如：Eunotia pectinalis var. ventralis(Ehr.)Hust., Tabellaria flocculosa(Roth) Kütz.,Gomphonema augur Ehr.,Navicula subtilissima Cl.等,还有少量的嗜碱性种类出现。     

西藏拉鲁湿地硅藻植物的分类研究

该文报道了2015年7月采自西藏拉鲁湿地的硅藻植物共133个分类单位,包括54属122种11变种,分别隶属于3纲12目54属,其中6种为中国新记录,分别为多罗弗里克短缝藻(Eunotia dorofeyukae Lange-BertalotM.S.Kulikovskiy)、嫌钙异极藻(Gomphonema calcifugumm Lange-BertalotE.Reichardt)、坎普登斯异极藻(Gomphonema campodunense E.Reichardt)、三角舟形藻(Navicula trilatera Bahls)、相似弯肋藻(Cymbopleura similiformis Krammer)、兰格伯泰勒特桥弯藻(Cymbella lange-bertalotii Krammer)。并对拉鲁湿地硅藻的种类组成进行了分析,指出了其中的优势属及优势种,对优势种的环境指示进行了分析。     

Diatom assemblages of the Cuyahoga river,N. E. Ohio (USA)

The Cuyahoga River is a heavily polluted tributary of Lake Erie located in N. E. Ohio (USA).One hundred seventy taxa of diatoms were identified from seven locations along the Cuyahoga River. The most frequently collected diatoms from each station were Cyclotella meneghiniana, Gomphonema parvulum, Navicula cryptocephala, N. cryptocephala var. veneta, N. lanceolata, N. menisculus, N. minima, N. minuscula, N. pelliculosa, Nitzschia amphibia, N. ovalis, N. palea, and Rhoicosphenia curvata.In the most heavily damaged region of the river these widely-distributed taxa were the only frequently collected diatoms.The relatively undamaged section of the river contained 94% more taxa than the most heavily damaged section. Chief among these additional taxa were Achnanthes lanceolata, A. lanceolata var. dubia, Cocconeisplacentula, Fragilaria vaucheriae, Melosira varians, Meridion circulare, Navicula mutica var. tropica, N. symetrica, Nitzschia dissipata, Stephanodiscus astraea, and Synedra rumpens.The degree of similarity between diatom assemblages along the Cuyahoga River as measured by a modification of Sørensen's index of similarity in species-frequency of occurrence composition was related to the degree of chemical-physical water quality similarities and to the extent of similarity between areas of geologic and biologic substrates. The most dissimilar diatom assemblages usually occurred between locations that were the most dissimilar with respect to chemical-physical water quality conditions rather than to dissimilarities with respect to sediment-substrate composition.     

上海市滩涂夏季底栖硅藻初步研究

报道了上海市夏季滩涂底栖硅藻的种类组成和生态分布的情况。样品于2005年8月从7个站点中采集,经处理、镜检观察,从中鉴定出硅藻98个分类单位,包括种、变种和变型,分别隶属于2纲7目10科31属。舟形藻属(Navicula)最多,共发现15个分类单位;其次为菱形藻属(Nitzschia),有10个分类单位。其中Cyclotella meneghiniana,Gyrosigma spencerii,Surirella ovata为优势种,Fragilaria capucina,Gyrosigma attenuatum,Naicula acceptata等为常见种,Melosira italica,Coscinodiscus wittianus,Navicula pygmaea等只在个别站点采到。数量分析表明,硅藻总细胞丰度变化为7.0×106-28.5×106 cells m-2,平均为17.39×106cellsm-2,在径流入海口处硅藻数量相对较多,其中淡水种比海生种多,这主要是因为长江口近岸河口水域是多种水系相混合的水体,淡水入海带来较多的淡水种类。     

Lectotypification of some pennate diatoms described by Skvortzow in 1936 from Lake Biwa

Based on examination of a clay sample comprising part of the type material of diatoms described by Skvortzow in 1936 from Lake Biwa, lectotypes of the following 14 pennate diatom taxa were designated: Caloneis nipponica Skvortzow; Cocconeis disculus var. nipponica Skvortzow; Cymbella nipponica Skvortzow; Cymbella turgidula var. nipponica Skvortzow; Gomphonema lingulatum var. elongatum Skvortzow; Navicula costu‐lata var. tenuirostris Skvortzow; Navicula gastrum fo. nipponica Skvortzow; Navicula hasta var. gracilis Skvortzow; Navicula lambda var. nipponica Skvortzow; Navicula lanceolata var. nipponica Skvortzow; Navicula radiosa fo. nipponica Skvortzow; Navicula rostellata var. biwaensis Skvortzow; Navicula similis var. nipponica Skvortzow; and Navicula undulata Skvortzow. Navicula lanceolata var. nipponica, N. costulata var. tenuirostris, N. undulata, G. lingulatum var. elongatum and N. lambda var. nipponica are probably later synonyms of other taxa. Navicula lambda var. nipponica and N. similis var. nipponica are given the new combinations Sellaphora lambda var. nipponica (Skvortzow) Ohtsuka and Placoneis clementis var. nipponica (Skvortzow) Ohtsuka, respectively. Cymbella turgidula var. nipponica, N. hasta var. gracilis, and N. rostellata var. biwaensis are each elevated to the independent species under the names Cymbella rhe‐ophila Ohtsuka, Navicula subhasta Ohtsuka and Navicula biwaensis (Skvortzow) Ohtsuka, respectively.     

CONTINUOUS FLOW CULTURE OF BENTHIC DIATOMS AND ITS APPLICATION TO BIOASSAY1,2

The benthic diatom, Navicula seminulum var. hustedtii Patr, was isolated from the field and studied in laboratory cultures. Experiments were conducted to determine the suitability of Millipore membranes and solidified agar substrate for diatom colonization under continuous flow conditions. Diatom colonization showed large variation and low reproducibility on Millipore membranes of different materials and pore sizes. Solidified agar substrate supported stable and reproducible colonization and is nutritionally neutral, translucent, homogeneous and easy to sample. The diatom colonization process on agar substrate involved four growth phases: i) pioneer; ii) exponential; iii) steady state; and, iv) vanishing. The culture system was also used in bioassay, testing the toxic effect of copper on the growth of benthic diatoms. The proposed method provides a useful means for studying autecology of benthic diatoms as well as for bioassay work.     

Microfluidic detachment assay to probe the adhesion strength of diatoms

Fouling release (FR) coatings are increasingly applied as an environmentally benign alternative for controlling marine biofouling. As the technology relies on removing fouling by water currents created by the motion of ships, weakening of adhesion of adherent organisms is the key design goal for improved coatings. In this paper, a microfluidic shear force assay is used to quantify how easily diatoms can be removed from surfaces. The experimental setup and the optimization of the experimental parameters to study the adhesion of the diatom Navicula perminuta are described. As examples of how varying the physico-chemical surface properties affects the ability of diatoms to bind to surfaces, a range of hydrophilic and hydrophobic self-assembled monolayers was compared. While the number of cells that attached (adhered) was barely affected by the coatings, the critical shear stress required for their removal from the surface varied significantly.     

Assessment of Water Pollution using Diatom Community Structure and Species Distribution — A Case Study in a Tropical River Basin

A study on biological assessment of water pollution using diatom community structure and species distribution was carried out in the Linggi River Basin, Malaysia which was polluted by various urban, industrial and agricultural wastes. A total of 86 diatom taxa belonging to 21 genera were recorded from all eight sampling stations located in the basin, of which 70 species were found on artificial substrates; the remaining 16 species were recorded exclusively on natural substrates. The number of diatom species observed between the stations varied from 22-47 species. The dominant diatom species in decreasing order of abundance were Eunotia vanheurckii, Nitzschia palea, Achnanthes saxonica, Gomphonema parvulum and Achnanthes minutissima. The most common clean water species were Achnanthes minutissima, A. linearis and Synedra rumpens. The most tolerant species were Nitzschia palea followed by Gomphonema parvulum and Pinnularia braunii. Eunotia vanheurckii and Navicula cryptocephala occurred in high densities at both unpolluted and polluted stations and can be considered as the common facultative or indifferent species. Although a large number of species were recorded at the unpolluted stations, equivalent number of species were also found at the moderately polluted stations. However, the number of species was reduced at grossly polluted stations. Nevertheless, a marked variation in species association exists between the unpolluted and polluted stations, but not among the polluted stations to distinguish the type and degree of pollution.     

白洋淀硅藻分布及其与水环境的关系

记录了白洋淀不同水域发现的硅藻85个种、变种及未定种,隶属于22个科31个属,其中小环藻属(Cyclotella)、菱形藻属(Nitzschia)、美壁藻属(Caloneis)和舟形藻属(Navicula)等为优势类群。在白洋淀东北部景区水域,以梅尼小环藻(Cyclotellameneghiniana)为主;污染严重的入库河道水域,以半裸具席藻(Sellaphora seminulum)和蓝绿舟形藻(Navicula veneta)为代表;村落水域,以菱形藻属、舟形藻属硅藻为主;航道水域,以颗粒沟链藻(Aulacoseira granulata)为代表;荷塘以弯棒杆藻(Rhopalodia gibba)为代表;而鱼池以菱形藻属硅藻为主。典范对应分析(canonical correspondence analysis,CCA)显示水体总磷浓度(total phosphorus,TP)和pH是影响白洋淀硅藻种群分布的重要因素。利用欧洲硅藻数据库对白洋淀TP和pH做了定量重建,TP为0.13-0.25 mg/L,pH为6.92-7.23,此估测值极为接近实测值。     

Structural changes in the benthic diatom community along a eutrophication gradient on a tidal flat

In the mud- and sandflat region of the outer Königshafen off List on Sylt, the effects of the outflow from a sewage treatment plant on the benthic diatom flora were investigated. The spectrum of shapes, biomass, and diversity was determined in relation to the concentrations of phosphate, silicate, and nitrogen compounds in the overlying and pore water. The biomass increased with the available quantities of nutrients, while the diversity reached a maximum at the intermediate concentrations. Every different set of nutrient concentrations is characterized by a different diatom community. Slight inputs of nutrients led to changes in the relative abundances of forms typical of the habitat. Moderate concentrations permitted the species that are normally present in winter to occur in summer as well. In the strongly eutrophic region, nutrient-loving species that are not locally present under normal conditions formed nearly monospecific populations. A relatively constant input of nutrients almost eliminated the seasonal variations. Navicula gregaria, Nitzschia sigma, and Nitzschia tryblionella proved to be tolerant of pollution, while the genera Achnanthes and Amphora were typical in the nutrient-poor regions. The nutrient budget, particularly that of the nitrogen compounds, was found to be predominant among the physical and chemical factors.     

Taxonomic studies on the diatom genus Navicula Bory. Navicula grevillii (CA.Ag.) Heiberg and N. comoides (Dillwyn) H. & M. Peragallo

Two closely related species of the diatom genus Navicula were investigated using light and electron microscopy. A hitherto unrecorded structure associated with the raphe of N. delognei Van Heurck is described.
Examination of type material revealed that the nomenclatural types of N. grevillii (CA.Ag.) Heiberg and N. comoides (Dillwyn) H. & M. Peragallo do not agree with the present understanding of these species, therefore alternative names were sought. All the synonyms of each species were traced and a table of synonymy is supplied. The names N. delognei and N. pseudocomoides are proposed as replacements for N. grevillii and N. comoides respectively and types are cited.     

A live bioprobe for studying diatom-surface interactions

Atomic force microscopy has been employed to compare the adhesion of Navicula species I diatoms to surfaces of a hydrophobic elastomer, Intersleek, and a hydrophilic mineral, mica. This was accomplished using tipless atomic force microscopy cantilevers functionalized with live diatom cells. Both surfaces were tested with the same diatom bioprobe. Force versus distance curves generated during these experiments revealed comparable cell adhesion strengths on Intersleek and mica, indicating that Navicula diatoms secrete extracellular polymeric substances with hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties. A statistical analysis of force curves was carried out and the average values of works of detachment of a diatom from Intersleek and mica surfaces were determined.     

柳江流域不同水文季节水质对附生硅藻群落的影响研究

为研究溶解氧(DO)、化学需氧量(CODMn)、氨氮(NH4+-N)、汞(Hg)、铅(Pb)、砷(As)和镉(Cd)在枯水期和丰水期变化对附生硅藻群落结构的影响, 分别于 2017 年 3 月和 6 月对柳江流域进行了调查分析, 旨在为深入研究柳江流域硅藻群落分布特征奠定基础, 以期为该流域水质的利用和管理提供理论依据。柳江流域共鉴定出附生硅藻 137 种, 隶属于 6 目 9 科 34 属。各采样点硅藻丰富度变化范围为 13-42 种, 呈现为丰水期高于枯水期。硅藻优势种组成在枯、丰水期分别有 5 种和 8 种, 具有明显的季节演替。聚类分析(Cluster analysis)显示, 硅藻群落结构在时空分布上存在差异, 枯水期可分为 3 个类群, 基本呈现在干流及支流段的上游、中游和下游; 丰水期可分为 2 个类群, 大致分布在流域的中下游和上游。其中, 在枯水期, Cyclotella fottii、Cyclotella. stelligera、Achnanthes minutissima 和 Cymbella laveis 在上游为优势种, A. minutissima 和 Nitzschia valdecostata 在中游丰度较高, 下游优势种为 Navicula cryptocephala、Amphora montana 和 A. minutissima 等; 在丰水期, 中下游优势种主要以 Nitzschia palea 为主, 上游优势种为 A. minutissima、A. montana 和 Achnanthes petersenii 等。主成分分析(Principle component analysis, PCA)和冗余分析(Redundancy analysis, RDA)显示, 枯水期水质因子对硅藻群落的影响为 Pb>Cd>Hg>As>CODMn>DO, 丰水期为 As>DO>CODMn>NH4+-N>Cd。结果表明, 水质因子 Cd、As、DO 和 CODMn 在枯水期和丰水期都对硅藻群落结构的变化起着重要作用, 但重金属因子在枯水期对硅藻影响较大, 而溶解氧在丰水期对硅藻影响较大。     

Seasonal variations in the fouling diatom community structure from a monsoon influenced tropical estuary

Seasonal variations in the fouling diatom community from a monsoon influenced tropical estuary were investigated. The community composition did not differ significantly between stainless steel and polystyrene substrata due to dominance by Navicula spp. The experimental evidence suggests that Amphora, which is a dominant fouling diatom in temperate waters, ultimately dominates the community in tropical regions when conditions are favourable. These observations reveal that a faster onset of macrofouling interferes with the microfouling community wherein the faster recruiters that have a higher abundance in ambient waters, dominate the community. Seasonal variations were observed in the fouling diatom community. Navicula delicatula dominated during the post-monsoon and tychopelagic diatoms (Melosira and Odontella) were observed during the monsoon. Low diatom abundance was recorded during the pre-monsoon season. The results indicate that although the fouling diatom community composition does not vary between substrata, there is a seasonal change in the community depending on the physical, chemical and biological interactions.     

Identity and typification of Navicula hasta (Bacillariophyceae)

The name Navicula hasta is regularly applied to large, heavily silicified Navicula specimens with lanceolate outlines, protracted ends, and relatively coarse, radiate, and lineolate striae that are more irregularly spaced around the central area. As such, Navicula hasta has been reported from numerous localities such as brackish water fossil sediments, oligotrophic ancient lakes and postglacial lakes. When the data for distribution of Navicula hasta are summarized, this species appears to be geographically and temporally widespread with a broad range of ecologic tolerances. Published reports for size range show that diatomists during the last century have differing concepts of the species starting with the disagreement between the protologue and one of the figures given by Pantocsek. Furthermore, an informal ‘type’ of Navicula hasta reported in 1980 does not match the protologue and is not unambiguously based on material Pantocsek had in his hands when describing his new species. We studied published reports of Navicula hasta and investigated material reported to contain Navicula hasta and its allies from the type locality (Köpecz), one of the fossil deposits reported to contain N. hasta (Bodos) and from ancient and other younger lakes worldwide. From our analyses, we document the variation and underappreciated diversity within the Navicula hasta group and set the stage for formal recognition of new species in subsequent papers. Herein, we formally propose a lectotype from among the original illustrations and designate an epitype for Navicula hasta based on Pantocsek's Köpecz material. Additionally, two new species, Navicula krenneri spec. nov. and Navicula pseudohasta spec. nov. are described and a lectotype of Navicula superhasta Lange‐Bertalot and Metzeltin is proposed.