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<p><italic>Reimeria ovata</italic> (Hust.) Levkov &amp; Ector was found during field research conducted from 2013 to 2015 on the Wołosaty stream and its selected tributaries. Valves measured in the studied material are narrower than valves described in the currently available literature and have more striae per 10 µm. Specimens of <italic>R. ovata</italic> observed under a light microscope were morphologically very similar to those of <italic>R. sinuata</italic>, particularly in the case of small individuals. The precise distinction between these two species was only possible under SEM. <italic>R. ovata</italic> has been found in cold, oligotrophic waters, highly saturated with oxygen, with alkaline or circumneutral pH, but never in large numbers. The aim of this work was to identify the new locations of <italic>R. ovata</italic> and to determine morphological and ecological characteristics of this species.</p> 
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Reimeria ovata (Hust.) Levkov & Ector was found during field research conducted from 2013 to 2015 on the Wołosaty stream and its selected tributaries. Valves measured in the studied material are narrower than valves described in the currently available literature and have more striae per 10 µm. Specimens of R. ovata observed under a light microscope were morphologically very similar to those of R. sinuata, particularly in the case of small individuals. The precise distinction between these two species was only possible under SEM. R. ovata has been found in cold, oligotrophic waters, highly saturated with oxygen, with alkaline or circumneutral pH, but never in large numbers. The aim of this work was to identify the new locations of R. ovata and to determine morphological and ecological characteristics of this species.

Morphology of <italic>Reimeria ovata</italic> (Hust.) Levkov &amp; Ector in comparison with similar <italic>Reimeria</italic> species

Department of Soil Studies, Environmental Chemistry and Hydrology, Faculty of Biology and Agriculture

Department of Agroecology, Faculty of Biology and Agriculture

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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Morphology of  (Hust.) Levkov & Ector in comparison with similar  species

Reimeria ovata (Hust.) Levkov & Ector was found during field research conducted from 2013 to 2015 on the Wołosaty stream and its selected tributaries. Valves...

Morphology of Reimeria ovata (Hust.) Levkov & Ector in comparison with similar Reimeria species

Article Category: Short communication

Published Online: Mar 17, 2017

Page range: 123 - 131

Received: Mar 02, 2016

Accepted: Jun 22, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2017-0013

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