Description of Encyonemataceae fam. nov. and Witkowskiaceae fam. nov. (Bacillariophyceae, Cymbellales) based on molecular and morphological analyses
Abstract In this study, based on the results of molecular analysis of SSU rRNA and rbcL sequences, we propose the descriptions of two new families in the order Cymbellales. Molecular data demonstrates that diatoms of the genus Encyonema constitute an independent monophyletic clade, which represents...
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Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2024-12-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82213-0 |