A new species<i> Ctenophora</i><i> wojtaliae</i><i> sp.</i><i> nov.</i> from a highly alkaline Göydün Spring, Sivas in Republic of Türkiye contributes to the diversity of<i> Ctenophora</i> (Fragilariaceae: Bacillariophyta)
PHYTOTAXA, vol.765, no.2, pp.173-180, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 765 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2026
- Doi Number: 10.11646/phytotaxa.765.2.7
- Journal Name: PHYTOTAXA
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, Zoological Record
- Page Numbers: pp.173-180
- Keywords: Ctenophora, highly alkaline, new species
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
A new Ctenophora wojtaliae sp. nov. is described from a unique microenvironment in the highly alkaline (pH 9.4) G & ouml;yd & uuml;n spring in the Eastern Anatolia. Valves of C. wojtaliae are linear and slightly lanceolate, with broadly rounded apices. The new taxon is similar to Ctenophora pulchella (K & uuml;tzing) D.M.Williams & Round, C. saxonica (K & uuml;tzing) D.M.Williams & Van de Vijver, C. sinensis B.Liu & D.M.Williams and C. subula (Sande Lacoste & Suringar) D.M.Williams & Van de Vijver. Unlike the other taxa, C. wojtaliae has longer specimens and a thickened ridge at the central area form a rectangular not circular structure.