Taxonomy and distribution of the genus Eunotia Ehrenberg in aquatic ecosystems of Vietnam

Abstract

Taxonomy and geographical distribution of diatom taxa from the genus Eunotia are discussed. Fourteen Eunotia species are found in aquatic ecosystems of Central and South-Eastern Vietnam: E. indosinica, E. karveerensis, E. sulcata, E. cf. vumbae, E. novaecaledonica, E. naegelii, E. paramuscicola, E. rabenhorstii, E. tropica, E. sioliopsis, E. australominor, E. mucophila. Two species which are new for science are described Eunotia skvortzovii Glushchenko & Kulikovskiy sp. nov. and Eunotia fogedii Glushchenko & Kulikovskiy sp. nov. Eunotia sulcata Hustedt ex Glushchenko & Kulikovskiy is validated. The species are illustrated by original LM and SEM microphotographs. The main qualitative and quantitative taxonomic data are given. The distribution is found species is discussed.