Original scientific paper

Epiphytic diatoms on Nymphaea alba L. leaves in a Sub-Mediterranean wetland (South Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Dubravka Hafner ; University of Mostar, Faculty of Science and Education, BiH-88000 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nenad Jasprica orcid.org/0000-0001-9457-0300 ; Institute for Marine and Coastal Research, University of Dubrovnik, P.O. Box 83, HR-20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia
Marina Carić ; Institute for Marine and Coastal Research, University of Dubrovnik, P.O. Box 83, HR-20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia

Abstract

Epiphytic diatoms on Nymphaea alba L. floating leaves during plant growing seasons in the oligotrophic Sub-Mediterranean wetland Hutovo Blato, South Bosnia and Herzegovina, were investigated in 2003 and 2004. In total, 135 taxa (species and infraspecific taxa) of epiphytic diatoms were identified. Genera with the largest number of taxa were: Eunotia (14), Gomphonema (13), Cymbella and Navicula (9), Cyclotella (6), Diatoma and Nitzschia (5). Only three taxa were recorded in all samples: Brebissonia lanceolata, Eunotia arcus and Navicula radiosa. The most abundant taxa were Cocconeis placentula, Cyclotella comta, Eunotia arcus and Gomphonema longiceps.

Keywords

epiphytic diatoms; Nymphaea alba; karstic wetland; the Balkans

Hrčak ID:

112713

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/112713

Publication date:

31.12.2013.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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