Description of five new Luticola D.G.Mann (Bacillariophyta, Diadesmidaceae) species from Indonesia with comments on the morphological boundaries of the genus

By

Rybak, Mateusz
Peszek, Łukasz
Luthfi, Oktiyas
Arsad, Sulastri
Kociolek, John Patrick
Witkowski, Andrzej

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

237

Pages

1--22

Subjects

Diatoms , Morphology , Southeast Asia , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.237.113773

 

Abstract

During a survey of the Indonesian diatoms, fiveLuticolaD.G.Mann taxa that could not be identified, based on the available literature were discovered. Based on light microscopy, scanning electron microscope observations and comparisons with similar taxa, all of them are described as new species. All taxa were found on mosses growing on tree trunks and concrete on the islands of Banda Besar and Seram and from spring on Java Island.Luticola insularissp. nov.is most similar toL. aequatorialisandL. simplex, but it can easily be distinguished from both taxa, based on the lower striae density, the narrower valves and the well-developed silica ridges on the valve face/mantle junction.Luticola bandanensissp. nov.resemblesL. frequentissima, but they can be easily distinguished, based on their valve widths and the direction of the grooves located on the distal and proximal raphe endings.Luticola ellipticasp. nov.is most similar toL. sparsipunctata,L. tenuisandL. bryophila. Amongst all the species compared,L. ellipticasp. nov.is the only one with a highly asymmetrical central area, with the isolated pore located on the wider side.Luticola malukuanasp. nov.shares similarities withL. dismuticaandL. areolata, but it has a notably higher stria density. FromL. areolata, it can also be separated by the morphology of striae and the lack of ghost areolae in the central area.Luticola poliporeasp. nov.is unique in the whole genus due to the presence of multiple isolated pores.